SERVICE LEARNING DATABASE, Updated 6/2003

Note: Some of the links to specific data are too long and I gave the links to the homepages. Also, some homepages contain information on several aspects like principles and theory of Service Learning, methods of teaching and useful forms for use in the classroom.

 

BASIC PRINCIPLES AND THEORIES

... Service Learning. Definitions. What is Service Learning ? Principles of Service Learning ... for Learners. Outcomes for Education: The Teachers. Outcomes for Education: The School ...  http://www.edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu/ins/serv

 

Regional Symposia on P-16+ Service Learning ... service learning as a relevant part of the academic curriculum and a way of connecting schools, community colleges, and ... P-16. Small group discussions provided an ... http://www.siu.edu/offices/iii/symposia.html

 

 

SERVICE-LEARNING AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS:

 

SERVICE-LEARNING FACULTY HANDBOOK Principles of Service-Learning Policies and Procedures for Service-Learning at Virginia Tech Effective Practices in Service-Learning WHAT IS SERVICE-LEARNING? Definitions and Guidelines ... Practice for Combining Service and Learning. Principles of Good Practice in Community Service-Learning ... observing, or trying out discipline-based theories, concepts or skills. .
http://www.majbill.vt.edu/sl/fachand.html

Pennsylvania Campus Compact and West Virginia Campus Compact Civic Leadership Program Year Three Fall 2002 Service-Learning Course Integration Grants ... service-learning. While students learn theories, methods, and principles of sociology in the classroom, those who opt to do service-learning ...
www.paccompact.org/fall02coursegrants.html

Service Learning Resource List: Augsburg's Model for developing service-learning knowledge base and methodology in pre-service teacher education students. ... www.aahe.org/service/srv-links.htm

Campus Compact. http://www.compact.org/ Campus Compact is a national alliance of colleges and universities interested in promoting service and leadership at their institutions. Its Web page includes syllabi of courses with service dimensions, full text of and order forms to its publications, and job postings related to service and higher education.

Community Colleges of Colorado. Browse details on the CC of C System office and individual colleges, find fast facts on enrollment and budget, news releases, contact info, and upcoming events. ... CCC Online Distance Learning. Center for Teaching, Learning ... Charts. College Service Areas. History of ... governance responsibility for 13 state community colleges
http://www.cccoes.edu
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Kirtland Community College Service Learning Program. Welcome to the home page of Kirtland Community College, the comprehensive community college of North Central Lower Michigan. ... quality service-learning programs in schools, colleges and universities, and community organizations. ...  www.kirtland.cc.mi.us/servicelearning

 

Service Learning Program Description, Raritan Valley Community College RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM CAMPUS COMPACT NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES 1998 SERVICE-LEARNING COLLABORATION AWARD
www.raritanval.edu/ServiceLearning/program.html

 

West Valley College Community Service Learning Program. … as means of enhancing their education, giving them the opportunity to serve in their chosen field of study, and increasing their sense of civic responsibility. ... civic responsibility. Community colleges are ideal locations for service learning programs because community ... streets in a community policing program. Accounting students help ... www.wvmccd.cc.ca.us/wvc/csl/aboutcsl.htm

 

Service Learning at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Preliminary Study
[PDF/Adobe Acrobat] Service Learning at Historically Black Colleges and A Preliminary Study About two years ago, David Ray, director of Community Outreach Programs for the United Negro College Fund, suggested that the National ... Service Learning Clearinghouse take a closer look at Historically Black Colleges ... who had incorporated service into their curriculum,. one for ... 56. class or small group discussion ...  Includes several forms and survey materials.
http://www.dropoutprevention.org/resource/feat_article/website%20HBCU.pdf.

 

American Association of Community Colleges.  ... surveys, nearly 50 percent of all community colleges offer service learning in their curricular programs. ... the Corporation for National Service and its Learn and Serve America program. ...
www.aacc.nche.edu/servicelearning

 

 Service Learning at the Maricopa Community Colleges  Service Learning combines community service with academic instruction College Programs Explore the individual programs developed at the following Maricopa Community Colleges (for more information about the Maricopa system, please visit its main web,www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/sl

UWEC Center for Service-Learning: Guidebook. UWEC's Center for Service-Learning guidebook! ... Service-Learning Guidebook 2001-2002. Service-Learning. at the ... Service-Learning Activities. Service-Learning Mini-Grants: The Incentive ...
http://www.uwec.edu/SL/guidebook.htm

 

4-H Youth Development 2000 Programs of Excellence: Community Service Learning

Community Service Learning 4-H Are You Into It?,™ National Public Service Advertising Campaign. http://www.reeusda.gov/4h/excellence/comm_serv_learn.htm.

 

SERVICE  LEARNING GEARED TOWARD A SPECIFIC DISCIPLINE:

LAW: Center for Community Service-Learning... students integrate the legal theories and principles they are learning with real-life legal ... Martin incorporates a service-learning project "Using Service-learning to Address the ...
www.csun.edu/~ocls99

 

SOCIOLOGY: Student Learning Outcomes in a Principles o f Sociology Course.
 Student Learning Outcomes in a Principles of Sociology Course Presented at the Annual meeting of the American Sociological Association August 6-10, 1999 John W. Eby, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology and Director of Service-Learning ... Service-Learning at Messiah College. where he teaches principles of sociology. He is a coauthor of Business Through the Eyes of Faith. and editor of Service-Learning: ... e theories.” www.messiah.edu/agape/pdf%20files/ASA99.pdf

BUSINESS: Incorporating Service Learning into the Business Curriculum . Fall 2002, Vol. 1 No. 2 Incorporating Service Learning into the Business Curriculum Genie Black, Arkansas Tech University ... article defines service learning as a teaching pedagogy ... formal educational curriculum. In contrast, service learning is ... http://jbao.atu.edu/genie.htm

 

WORKING WITH THE LEARNING DISABLED: Search a database of consultants specializing in therapy and educational alternatives for the learning disabled. ... the learning disabilities and special education communities. ... special education professionals to help with learning disabilities ... special education and learning disabilities resources. ... www.iser.com

BOOKS

 

Batchelder, Donald and Warner, Elizabeth g., Eds. Beyond Experience: the Experiential Approach to Cross-Cultural Eduation.  Brattleboro, VT.: The Experiment Press, 1977. Rooted in the years of preparing and debriefing people learning in other cultures, this Experiment in International Living Book outlines a sophisticated set of concepts and methodologies in cross-cultural education and training which can be useful to service-based learning programs in private liberal arts colleges. The book moves from concept sto practice assessments, all based on practical experience rather than library research.

 

Eyler, Janet, Giles Dwight E and Astin, Alexander W. Where is the learning in Sevice-Learning? Joseey-Bass, 1999.

Gottlieb, Karla and Robinson, Gail A Practical Guide for Integrating Civic Responsibility into the Curriculum. An 86-page book provides practical, easy-t-use applications for community college faculty to integrate civic responsibility concepts and practices intotheir courses; includes more than 30 to 40 different exercises, activities, and assessment tools. Available in pdf format on the internet at http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/ResourceCenter/Projects_Partnerships/Current/HorizonsServiceLearningProject/Publications/CR_guide.pdf

 

Hyde, Lweis. The Gift. New York: Vintage Books, 1979.  “What is good is given back.” This phrase introduces this rather ponderous book about how different cultures interpret the giving and receiving of gifts, or in our language, services. In much service-based learning, the concept of reciprocity is used. This book offers a fascinating view of reciprocity, plus much more food for thought as a two why we engage with our sisters and brothers in common acts of work and compassion.

 

Kupiec, Tamar Y. Ed. Rethinking Tradition: Integrating Service With Academic Study on College Campuses.  Providence, R.I.: Campus Compact, 1993.

Lessons from experience of campus teams after participating in workshops designed to develop campus action plans for integrating service with academic study. Useful essays on servic-based learning pedagogy and on institutional development strategies. Appendix outlines 13 examplary syllabi highly applicable to private liberal arts colleges.

 

Lisman, C. David. Toward a Civil Society: Civic Literacy and Service Learning. Bergin & Garvey, 1998.

 

O’Grady, Carloyn R. Integrating Service Learning and Multicultural Education in Colleges and Universities.  Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2000.

 

Orr, David W. Ecological Literacy: Education and the Transition to a Postmodern World. Albany, N. Y.: State Univesrity of New York Press, 1992.

This book asks us to think institutionally and educationally about what we should be doing and learning given the limits of the earth. As students and faculty engage community residents in common problem solving and learning, the reminders of the limited resoureces available for us all become increasingly important conversation topics. Reading this book will force conversations about the nature of education and the appropriateness now of linking academic learning with the community through student service-based learning.

 

Schon, Donald. The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action.  New York: BasidBoosk, New York, New York, 1983.

            --             Educating the Reflective Practitioner. San Francisco: Jowwey-Bass, 1987. Eloquent treatment of how practitioners learn from experience once they have completed their formal educational requirements and begin practicing their craft. Understanding the processes delineated by Schon’s research will enhance the connections between academic learning and service-based learning. Critically imprtant for graduate faculty involved in preparing professionals for service fields.

 

Schorr, Lisbeth B. Within Our Reach: Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage. New York: Doubleday, 1988.

Presents case after case, experience after experience, where intention and action have been liked to create increased opportunity for citizens who previously had almost no opportunity to grow and develop. Look at these stories and see how your institution and students are viewing these same realities of marginalized peoples and your own role in being alongside them as you both learn and serve.

 

Stanton, Timothy, Cruz, Nadinne I and Giles, Dwight E. Service-Learning: A Movement’s Pioneers Reflect on it sOrigins, Practice, and Future. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999.

 

Wingspread Special Report. Principles of Good Practice for Combining Service and Learning. Racine, WI.: The Johnson Foundation, 1989. The Principles outlined, with examples that illustrate the principles. Widely used resource in service-based learning field.

 

Service-Learning Pedagogy: Outline of Training Course/Faculty Handbook
[Microsoft Word] (Cancel when asked for ID and password). With these goals in mind, we move to the more specific task of implementation in general. With some time to absorb and process information, we then move to developing service-learning in your course. ... Roles How Service-Learning Affects Students Ten Principles of Good Practice ... Concerns Regarding Service-Learning Integrating Service with Academic Study (Theories and Frameworks) ...
www.smc.edu/servicelearning/agenda%20session%202.doc

 

ARTICLES ON SERVICE LEARNING

Selected ERIC Abstracts on Service Learning Service-Learning in Teacher Education: Enhancing the Growth of New Teachers, Their Students, and Communities.

Anderson, Jeffrey B., Ed.; Swick, Kevin J., Ed.; Yff, Joost, Ed. ... service-learning in preservice teacher preparation. The book is grouped into five main parts. Part 1 deals with theories, standards, and principles ... www.teachervision.com/go/http/www.ascd.org/educationnews/eric/servicel...

 

Gail Robinson’s article. Stepping Into Our Destiny. These colleges. demonstrated that service learning provides ... all community. colleges use service learning to connect students  http://www.aacc.nche.edu/pdf/horizons/p8_15.pdf

Martin D. Ringle and David L. Smallen’s article.Can Small Colleges Be Information Technology Leaders?
Copyright 1996 CAUSE. From CAUSE/EFFECT Volume 19, Number 2, Summer 1996, pp. 18-25. ... Small colleges appear poorly positioned to be ... fact that small colleges generally emphasize teaching and learning as central ... instruction is found in small colleges.  www.educause.edu/ir/library/html/cem9625.html

 

Prentice, Mary, “Institutionalizing Service Learning in Community Colleges,” Washington, D.C.: American Association of Community Colleges, 2002. (available here) Or, check their homepage, http://www.aacc.nche.edu/ . This research brief analyzes the institutionalization of service-learning programs in 90 community colleges.

GRANTS: FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND OTHER  RELATED INFORMATION:

http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov

Valuable information on grants for community colleges. http://csf.colorado.edu/sl/grants.html

Annotated Bibliography of Resources for the Scholarship of Outreach and Service Learning College of Arts and Sciences Compiled by Susan North, an approach to service learning that is understood www.artsci.utk.edu/outreach/Resources_annotatedBibl.htm

List of grants available: http://www.compact.org/grants/ and include useful information.

ORGANIZATIONS:

Corporation for National and Community Service - Learn and Serve. Learn about the basics of Service-Learning, and get resources for service learning programs. www.learnandserve.org

 

National Service-Learning Clearinghouse. Features resources for teachers on service-learning programs and publications. ... publication from California Campus Compact: How Higher Education is Integrating Diversity and Service Learning (1.2M pdf) ...
www.servicelearning.org

Council of Independent Colleges. Organization of colleges and universities presents its projects, such as the Black College Leadership program and tuition exchange network. ... • Teaching and Learning Mentors Institute ... 2003 Independent Newsletter. • Presidential Forums. • Presidents Consulting Service ... • Independent Newsletter. • Communications ...
http://www.cic.edu/

 

COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON CAMPUS COMPACT:

On this and other pages of the Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) website, we provide information on various teaching and learning issues. We seek to facilitate and to contribute to an ongoing conversation about these matters. ... the subject of 'Service Learning?'" This hypertext document has ... Q&A Service, to which queries on service learning may be submitted: ... http://ase.tufts.edu/cae/occasional_papers/service.htm

Campus Compact National Center for Community College
http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/academic/compact/ The organization serves as a national advocate for community colleges in service-learning and assists organizations with the promotion and implementation of community service. The web site provides staff information, announcements of award winners, links to related organizations and schools, full text and ordering information of its publications, and information on its conferences and projects.

CARES: Community Activities Resources Environment Services. URL: http://library.thinkquest.org/50017. A well organized website that provides information about service-learning. The site includes a description of service-learning; how to organize and construct service-learning projects; examples of model lesson plans and service-learning projects; links to other service-learning sites and a bibliography.

Close Up Foundation. URL: http://www.closeup.org. Close Up's mission is built on the belief that textbooks and lectures alone are not enough to help students understand the democratic process and make it work. Students need a "close up" experience in government. Close Up's national, state, and local experiential government studies programs strengthen participants' knowledge of how the political process works, increase their awareness of major national and international issues, and motivate them to become actively involved in the world around them. Visit their website and check out their Service-Learning Quarterly newsletter for resources. 44 Canal Center Plaza, Alexandria, VA 22314-1592 Phone: (703) 706-3300; Fax: (703) 706-0001 Contact: Laura Rogers 

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH). URL: http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/ccph.html. CCPH is nonprofit organization founded in 1996 to foster health-promoting partnerships between communities and educational institutions. CCPH identifies students, institutional leaders and community leaders as equal constituencies, and we serve as a welcoming bridge between the many government and foundation-sponsored initiatives in community-oriented health professions education. 

Council of Independent Colleges - Service-Learning Related Publications. URL: http://www.cic.edu/newspubs/catalog/ Check out this web page which contains various service-learning publications, some of which have the full text available to print out. 

Invisible College (now known as Educators for Community Engagement [ECE]). URL: http://www.selu.edu/orgs/ic/index.htm. The Invisible College is an association of educators in higher education that fosters and promotes community service-learning. Its web page supplies background information on the organization, links to related sites, and information about its upcoming conference. 

National Service Resource Center. URL: http://www.etr.org/nsrc. The National Service Resource Center (NSRC) is a training and technical assistance provider to programs funded by the Corporation for National Service. This web site contains a resource library, a master calendar, resource guides, online documents, sample forms collection, newsletters, and America Reads resources.

National Society for Experiential Education. URL: http://www.nsee.org. The National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) is a membership association and national resource center that promotes experienced-based approaches to teaching and learning. For over 25 years, NSEE has developed best practices for effectively integrating experience into educational programs. NSEE works with educators, businesses, and community leaders in the shared belief that students' full learning potential can most effectively be tapped through experience-based education programs. 1703 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311-1714, Phone: (703) 575-5475; Fax: (603) 250-5852  

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. URL: http://www.nwrel.org. Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory provides access to information about school-to-work, Native American programs, educational reform, and rural education -- as they relate to service-learning. NWREL also provides connection to the national educational laboratory system, which focuses on technical assistance to school systems throughout the country. 101 SW Main Street, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97204-3297, Phone: (503) 275-9500; Fax: (503) 275-0443, Contact: Amy Blake. 

Points of Light Foundation. URL: http://www.pointsoflight.org. The Points of Light Foundation meets the practical learning needs of individuals and organizations that seek to engage volunteers in community service efforts. The Foundation's mission is to engage more people more effectively in volunteer community service to help solve serious social problems. 

The Shriver Center. URL: http://ShriverCenter.org/. The Shriver Center coordinates the efforts of The Shriver Center Higher Education Consortium, twelve colleges and universities in the Baltimore area committed to working together to confront and solve the problems of Baltimore and America's cities. Subgrants are awarded to faculty from across the Shriver Center Higher Education Consortium. These subgrants allow faculty to develop courses integrating service. To date, 31 grants have been awarded to faculty from 10 institutions. For more information about how this program recruits faculty to service-learning via a competitive sub-granting process, please contact Joby Taylor, Learn and Serve America, Project Coordinator, 410-455-1343/ Email: jobetay@hotmail.com

Western Regional Campus Compact Consortium. URL: http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~wrccc/. Western Regional Campus Compact is a four states consortium of 92 college and universities presidents and chancellors that seek to increase campus-wide participation in community and public service and to integrate community service as a component of higher education. Click on logo for detailed information.