Developing and Implementing Service-Learning Programs (New Directions for Higher Education, No. 114, Summer 2001)

By Mark Canada

This issue examines service learning-the emerging form of higher education bringing together students, teachers, and community partners in ways that foster the student's responsible citizenship and promotes a lifelong involvement in civic and social issues. It also demonstrates how institutions can create effective service-learning programs that couple academic work in the classroom with students' service to an organization in the field. Authors explore successful service-learning programs in a variety of settings, from liberal arts colleges to research institutions, and offer clear, practical advice on such matters as finding community partners, reaching diverse populations, assessment concerns, and integrating service-learning and research. This issue shall serve as an invaluable resource for educators interested in this relatively new but challenging pedagogy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787957828
• ISBN13: 9780787957827
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"