Book
Learning through serving : a student guidebook for service-learning and civic engagement across academic disciplines and cultural communities
Record details
- ISBN: 9781579229894
- ISBN: 1579229891
- ISBN: 9781579229900
- ISBN: 1579229905
- ISBN: 9781579229917
- ISBN: 9781579229924
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Physical Description:
print
xx, 220 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm - Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: Sterling, Virginia : Stylus Publishing, [2013]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part 1. Understanding the learning-through-serving proposition. What is service-learning and civic engagement? -- Building and maintaining community partnerships -- Becoming community : moving from I to we -- Part 2. Learning the landscape, learning the language. Groups are fun, groups are not fun : teamwork for the common good -- Creating cultural connections : navigating difference, investigating power, unpacking privilege -- Part 3. Faciliating learning and meaning-making inside and outside the classroom. Reflection in action : the learning-doing relationship -- Mentoring : relationship building for empowerment -- Leadership and service-learning : leveraging change -- Failure with the best of intentions : when things go wrong -- Expanding horizons : new views of course concepts -- Part 4. Assessing the engagement efforst. Beyond a grade : are we making a difference? : the benefits and challenges of evaluating learning and serving -- Global and immersive service-learning : what you need to know as you go -- Start anywhere, follow it everywhere : agents of change -- Looking back, looking forward : where do you go from here? |
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| Subject: | Service learning United States Handbooks, manuals, etc Community and college United States Handbooks, manuals, etc Experiential learning United States Handbooks, manuals, etc |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | LC 220.5 .C74 2013 | 30775305539257 | General Collection | Available | - |
Author Notes
Learning Through Serving : A Student Guidebook for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Across Academic Disciplines and Cultural Communities
Christine M. Cress is Professor, Postsecondary, Adult, and Continuing Education (PACE) Program, Portland State University. Peter J. Collier took a non-traditional road to his position at PSU and that dramatically informs his research and teaching. He deeply understands that not everyone arrives at a university skilled at "being a college student." Dr. Collier began his education studying engineering at Iowa State University in the late 1960's. From there he moved to New York City where he studied at Julliard and later worked several years as a commercial song writer. He moved back to Oregon in the 1970's, but did not resume his academic studies until 1985 when he earned an associate degree in nursing from Rogue Community College. He earned a Bachelor's degree from Southern Oregon University in 1987 and finally landed at PSU after earning his Ph.D. in System Science and Sociology in 1997. His wide-ranging education and real-life experiences make Collier uniquely qualified to study and teach about the sociology of higher education, identity development and social psychology.Currently Professor Collier's research focuses on issues around how a lack of familiarity with the taken-for-granted aspects of higher education make it more difficult for students from non-traditional backgrounds to succeed at the university. Vicki L. Reitenauer is an instructor in the senior Capstone service-learning program at Portland State University.
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