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Jeandron, Carol; Robinson, Gail – American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2010
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) defines service learning as the combination of classroom instruction with community service, focusing on critical, reflective thinking as well as personal and civic responsibility. Service learning programs involve students in activities that address local, community-identified needs while…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Student Participation, Service Learning, Citizenship Responsibility
Garcia, Rudy M.; Robinson, Gail – American Association of Community Colleges, 2005
This article summarizes the findings and implications of a study of 200 faculty at twenty community colleges. It provides data regarding the motivational factors behind faculty who adopt the service learning pedagogy. In 2004, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) supported a study to identify factors that motivate faculty to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Service Learning
Prentice, Mary; Exley, Robert; Robinson, Gail – American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2003
In the fall of 2000, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) received a three-year grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to create and enhance service learning initiatives at community colleges across the country. Service learning combines community service with academic instruction, focusing on…
Descriptors: Deans, Community Colleges, Grants, Service Learning