Service-learning--community service tied to academic learning--has become a common instructional strategy in schools across the country. Senior and culminating projects-- multidimensional projects through which graduating high school seniors demonstrate their accumulated knowledge and skills--are becoming increasingly common as well. This paper…

Argues for offering service opportunities to youth in the community through participatory programs that teach them to care for others. (LD)

Contends that service learning--community service linked to academic courses--adds a valuable experiential dimension to composition classes. Describes service learning at Raritan Valley Community College where in composition it fits as an optional alternative for the research paper assignment that is the culminating course project. Discusses how…

Service learning can be integrated into a variety of marketing courses as an internship, consultancy, or volunteer activity. Learning outcomes include leadership, problem-solving skills, connection of theory and practice, and citizenship preparation. (SK)

The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, created in partnership with NASSP in 1995, recognizes young people who initiate outstanding volunteer projects. In two years, the program has honored 10,000 young heroes. In the fall, schools across the nation promote the opportunity and encourage nominations of outstanding youngsters. The purpose is to…

Describes activities of City Year, an AmeriCorps national service program that sponsors youth service activities in Boston, San Antonio, and other cities. (SK)

Wright State University's two-year student leadership program attracts students who are interested in developing a selfless yet influential leadership style characterized by commitment to others. It stresses skills and inner strength and the ability to lead by persuasion, not coercion. A leadership phase follows an initial service phase.…

Student volunteer work is now being designed to enrich their academic coursework. Volunteer administrators are being challenged to infuse volunteer student placements with opportunities for service learning. (SK)

Discusses the use of service learning as a way of enhancing student learning, especially in oral comprehension, conversation, and cultural understanding. Highlights a study of University of North Carolina-Asheville students who worked in the local health department, reporting the degree to which service learning helped them meet the American…

Explains how the concept of reciprocity in an arts-education model can radically change relations between universities and their surrounding communities. Describes the experiences of co-founding a Reciprocal University Arts Program by California State University Monterey Bay and local community groups, addressing the role of the arts, service…

Service learning can improve communities while preparing students for a lifetime of responsible citizenship. It helps students learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized services that occur in and meet the needs of communities. Volunteering at a young age can lay the foundation for a lifelong commitment to community…

In a service-learning course, nursing students developed, implemented, and evaluated interventions to reduce risk factors and increase resilience of children and adolescents in impoverished communities. They collaborated with community agencies as well as with students from other disciplines. (Contains 24 references.) (SK)

Gives an overview of service learning at local, state, and federal levels. Describes national support networks and the work of the National Commission on Service Learning.(SK)

Describes the history of, rationale for, and implementation of a program at the University of Michigan to train peer facilitators in an undergraduate community service-learning program. Examples of specific training designs and component activities are provided. (EV)

Using a modified Solomon four-group design, 437 business students were divided into 6 treatment and 2 control groups. Treatments included service-learning lectures, service-learning projects, or lecture and project with and/or without pre and posttests. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated service learning treatments significantly affected…