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Learning through serving : a student guidebook for service-learning and civic engagement across academic disciplines and cultural communities
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- ISBN: 9781579229894
- ISBN: 1579229891
- ISBN: 9781579229900
- ISBN: 1579229905
- ISBN: 9781579229917
- ISBN: 9781579229924
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Physical Description:
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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.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | LC 220.5 .C74 2013 | 30775305539257 | General Collection | Available | - |
Learning Through Serving : A Student Guidebook for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Across Academic Disciplines and Cultural Communities
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Learning Through Serving : A Student Guidebook for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Across Academic Disciplines and Cultural Communities
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Figures | ||
| Exercises | ||
| Acknowledgements | ||
| Preface | ||
| Introduction | ||
| Part 1 | Understanding The Learning Through Serving Proposition | |
| 1 | What Is Service-Learning? Christine M. Cress | |
| 2 | Building And Maintaining Community Partnerships Vicki L. Reitenauer and Amy Spring and Kevin Kecskes and Seanna M. Kerrigan and Christine M. Cress and Peter J. Collier | |
| 3 | Becoming Community: Moving From I To We Vicki L. Reitenauer | |
| Part 2 | Learning The Landscape, Learning The Language | |
| 4 | Groups Are Fun, Groups Are Not Fun: Teamwork For The Common Good Peter J. Collier and Janelle D. Voegele | |
| 5 | Creating Cultural Connections: Navigating Difference, Investigating Power, Unpacking Privilege Vicki L. Reitenauer and Christine M. Cress and Janet Bennett | |
| Part 3 | Facilitating Learning And Meaning-Making Inside And Outside The Classroom | |
| 6 | Reflection In Action: The Learning-Doing Relationship Peter J. Collier and Dilafruz R. Williams | |
| 7 | Mentoring: Relationship Building For Empowerment Peter J. Collier | |
| Mentoring | ||
| 8 | Leadership And Service-Learning: Leveraging Change Peter J. Collier | |
| 9 | Failure With The Best Of Intentions: When Things Go Wrong Janelle D. Voegele and Devorah Lieberman | |
| 10 | Expanding Horizons: New Views Of Course Concepts Christine M. Cress and Judy Patton | |
| Part 4 | Assessing The Engagement Effort | |
| 11 | Beyond A Grade: Are We Making A Difference? The Bene?Ts And Challenges Of Evaluating Learning And Serving Sherril B. Gelmon and Susan Agre-Kippenhan and Christine M. Cress | |
| 12 | Global And Immersive Service-Learning: What You Need To Know As You Go Christine M. Cress and Stephanie T. Stokamer and Thomas J. Van Cleave and Chithra Edwin | |
| 13 | Start Anywhere, Follow It Everywhere: Agents Of Change Vicki Reitenauer | |
| 14 | Looking Back, Looking Forward: Where Do You Go From Here? Peter J. Collier and Vicki L. Reitenauer | |
| About the AuthorS | ||
| Index |
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