A college student wants to lead a campaign to ban a young adult novel from his child's elementary school as his service-learning project in a children's literature course. Believing the book is offensive to religious sensibilities, he sees his campaign as a service to children and the community. Viewing such a ban as limiting freedom of speech and access to information, the student's professor questions whether leading a ban qualifies as a service project. If the goal of service is to promote more vital democratic communities, what should the student do? What should the professor do? How...
A college student wants to lead a campaign to ban a young adult novel from his child's elementary school as his service-learning project in a child...
A college student wants to lead a campaign to ban a young adult novel from his child's elementary school as his service-learning project in a children's literature course. Believing the book is offensive to religious sensibilities, he sees his campaign as a service to children and the community. Viewing such a ban as limiting freedom of speech and access to information, the student's professor questions whether leading a ban qualifies as a service project. If the goal of service is to promote more vital democratic communities, what should the student do? What should the professor do? How...
A college student wants to lead a campaign to ban a young adult novel from his child's elementary school as his service-learning project in a child...
This substantially expanded new edition of this widely-used and acclaimed text maintains the objectives and tenets of the first. It is designed to help students understand and reflect on their community service experiences both as individuals and as citizens of communities in need of their compassionate expertise. It is designed to assist faculty in facilitating student development of compassionate expertise through the context of service in applying disciplinary knowledge to community issues and challenges. In sum, the book is about how to make academic sense of civic service in preparing...
This substantially expanded new edition of this widely-used and acclaimed text maintains the objectives and tenets of the first. It is designed to hel...
Christine M. Cress Stephanie T. Stokamer Joyce P. Kaufman
-Interacting with colleges can be confusing and frustrating. We learned the hard way through trial and error over the years. This Guide has great strategies for developing effective collaborations from the outset so that resources are leveraged for education and improvement.---Sheila, Boys and Girls Club
-VERY strong and well-written chapters with lots of gold that I think community organizations will find very helpful.---Melia, Hands on Greater Portland
-The format and visual cues make the Guide easy to scan for quick tips and ideas. Also,...
-Interacting with colleges can be confusing and frustrating. We learned the hard way through trial and error over the years. This Guide has gre...
Christine M. Cress Stephanie T. Stokamer Joyce P. Kaufman
-Interacting with colleges can be confusing and frustrating. We learned the hard way through trial and error over the years. This Guide has great strategies for developing effective collaborations from the outset so that resources are leveraged for education and improvement.---Sheila, Boys and Girls Club
-VERY strong and well-written chapters with lots of gold that I think community organizations will find very helpful.---Melia, Hands on Greater Portland
-The format and visual cues make the Guide easy to scan for quick tips and ideas. Also,...
-Interacting with colleges can be confusing and frustrating. We learned the hard way through trial and error over the years. This Guide has gre...
Christine M. Cress Stephanie T. Stokamer Joyce P. Kaufman
Whether you are an expert or novice in developing community-campus civic engagement and service-learning collaborations, this Guide offers insights and strategies to leverage student learning and community empowerment for the benefit of both parties. Recognizing both the possibilities and the pitfalls of community-campus collaborations, it demystifies the often confusing terminology of education, explains how to locate the right individuals on campus, and addresses issues of mission, expectations for roles, tasks, training, supervision, and evaluation that can be fraught with...
Whether you are an expert or novice in developing community-campus civic engagement and service-learning collaborations, this Guide offers insi...
Christine M. Cress Stephanie T. Stokamer Joyce P. Kaufman
Whether you are an expert or novice in developing community-campus civic engagement and service-learning collaborations, this Guide offers insights and strategies to leverage student learning and community empowerment for the benefit of both parties. Recognizing both the possibilities and the pitfalls of community-campus collaborations, it demystifies the often confusing terminology of education, explains how to locate the right individuals on campus, and addresses issues of mission, expectations for roles, tasks, training, supervision, and evaluation that can be fraught with...
Whether you are an expert or novice in developing community-campus civic engagement and service-learning collaborations, this Guide offers insi...
