{"product_id":"successful-service-learning-programs-new-models-of-excellence-in-higher-education-hardback-9781882982165","title":"Successful Service-Learning Programs; New Models of Excellence in Higher Education (Hardback) 9781882982165","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSuccessful Service-Learning Programs\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNew Models of Excellence in Higher Education\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This volume is the best defense against the accusation that higher education has become disengaged from the wider community.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eR. Eugene Rice\u003c\/b\u003e, American Association for Higher Education\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdward Zlotkowski (Edited by), E Zlotkowski (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781882982165, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 July 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 2 cm, 0.576 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuccessful service-learning programs offer college students valuable hands-on learning experiences as they partner with their communities in cooperative service efforts. In this inspiring collection of essays written by prominent leaders of service-learning programs, each chapter provides concrete examples of how successful service-learning programs can foster lifelong student commitments to community service and learning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy profiling ten successful service-learning programs—including those based at the University of Pennsylvania, Portland State University, Santa Clara University, and Bentley College—the contributors illustrate the power of service-learning to enrich campuses and renew communities. The profiles collectively form a picture of the common and pressing issues affecting service-learning programs across the United States. Each profile contains\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA detailed history of the program's development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn overview of the basic internal operations of the program\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA review of important community collaborations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn analysis of the defining dimension of the program's identity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConcluding insights on challenges faced by the program and remarks on its future\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuccessful Service-Learning Programs\u003c\/i\u003e presents a compelling concept of what teaching and learning look like when colleges and universities commit to intellectual, social, and moral engagement. Through the authors’ shared experiences, readers of this book will gain practical insight on ways in which to promote service-learning on their campuses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAbout the Editor.  \u003cp\u003eContributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: A New Model of Excellence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. On the Shoulders of Giants: Building on a Tradition of Experimental Education at Augsburg College.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Curriculum and Community Connection: The Center for Service-Learning at Bates College.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Redrawing the Bottom Line: The Bentley Service-Learning Project.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Community College and Service-Learning: A Natural at Brevard Community College.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Rediscovering our Heritage: Community Service and the Historically Black University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Communal Participatory Action Research \u0026amp; Strategic Academically Based Community Service: The Work of Penn’s Center for Community Partnerships.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Comprehensive Design of Community Service: New Understanding, Options, and Vitality in Student Learning at Portland State University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Making a Major Commitment: Public and Community Service at Providence College.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Santa Clara University’s Eastside Project: A Pilgrimage Toward our own Humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. We Make the Road by Walking: Building Service-Learning in and out of the Curriculum at the University of Utah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Education [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Education\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Education%20%5BJN%5D%22\"\u003eJN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52449432109336,"sku":"9781882982165","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/1882982169_177765.jpg?v=1785199113","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/successful-service-learning-programs-new-models-of-excellence-in-higher-education-hardback-9781882982165","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}