Service-Learning: Applications from the Research

ISBN-13: 9780805825367 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 206 str.

Waterman; Alan S. Waterman

Opis

This volume grew out of an National Service-Learning Conference. The papers offer documentation and analysis for an emerging research knowledge base. They ask: does learning take place?; will other kinds of learning suffer; and what kinds of practice are most effective?

Recenzje

"This book is the first text of its kind to present all we now know from the research on service-learning in an accessible and organized way. As such it makes a major contribution to the burgeoning literature on this subject and provides a strong research foundation..."
—Journal of Higher Education

Spis treści

Contents: J.C. Kielsmeier, Foreword. Preface. A.S. Waterman, An Overview of Service-Learning and the Role of Research and Evaluation in Service-Learning Programs. Part I:Methodologies for the Study of Service-Learning. R.C. Serow, Research and Evaluation on Service-Learning: The Case for Holistic Assessment. R.D. Shumer, Learning From Qualitative Research. D.A. Blyth, R. Saito, T. Berkas, A Quantitative Study of the Impact of Service-Learning Programs. Part II:Research on the Elements of Effective Service-Learning. J. Eyler, D. Giles, Jr., The Importance of Program Quality in Service-Learning. R.C. Wade, Teachers of Service-Learning. A.S. Waterman, The Role of Student Characteristics in Service-Learning. Part III:Research on the Contexts for Service-Learning. B.A. Miller, Service-Learning in Support of Rural Community Development. N.Z. Keith, Doing Service Projects in Urban Settings. Conclusions: L.R. Bradley, Evaluating Service-Learning: Toward a New Paradigm.

O autorze

Alan S. Waterman