Service-Learning in Higher Education: Concepts and Practices (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series) [Hardcover]

Barbara Jacoby and Associates (Author), Thomas Ehrlich (Foreword)

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ISBN-10: 0787902918 | ISBN-13: 978-0787902919 | Publication Date: September 27, 1996 | Edition: 1

Our communities depend on our ability to make the connection between education and democracy. This book can breathe new life into colleges and universities that want to reinforce their public service mission. Jacoby and her colleagues tell us how to do it.
--Dolores E. Cross, president, Chicago State University

Combining the most current theory and practice in the field of service-learning with many examples from actual campuses, Service-Learning in Higher Education is a comprehensive guide to developing high-quality service-learning experiences both in the curriculum and through student affairs programs.

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?Our communities depAnd on our ability to make the connection between education and democracy. This book can breathe new life into colleges and universities that want to reinforce their public service mission. Jacoby and her colleagues tell us how to do it.? (Dolores E. Cross, president, Chicago State University)

?Rooted in Dewey, building on the work of the National Society for Experiential Education and its predecessors, this comprehensive volume is useful for experienced practitioners and newcomers alike. Academic deans, department heads, and faculty members will profit mightily from its solid combination of conceptual underpinnings and specific institutional examples.? (Arthur W. Chickering, professor, George Mason University)

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There is a growing expectation, on campus and in communities, that higher education will not only sharpen its focus on student learning and development but also expand its commitment to resolve social problems and address human needs. Increasingly, colleges and universities are meeting this challenge by developing service-learning programs. This intentional linking of community service with specific learning and development outcomes is valuable to students, colleges and universities, and communities.Combining the most current theory and practice in the field of service-learning with many examples from actual campuses, Service-Learning in Higher Education is a comprehensive guide to developing high-quality service-learning experiences both in the curriculum and through student affairs programs. The book contains such useful information as? Basic principles that define a solid, viable service-learning program? Guidelines for designing programs to encourage desired outcomes? Methods to maximize the potential for service and learning in one-time or short-term experiences? Ways in which faculty can integrate service-learning into courses? A review of intensive service-learning experiences, including alternative breaks, summer experiences, and national and international service? Issues faculty need to consider in deciding how to achieve course objectives through service-learning? Assisting students to make career and lifestyle choices based on the values they acquire through service-learning.? The steps to take when starting a service-learning program? Institutionalizing service-learning to ensure it is sustainable over timeAs an added value, the book describes and provides contact information for national organizations that support service-learning and resources that are useful in helping students make postcollege service and career choices.Service-Learning in Higher Education is an invaluable resource for all campus professionals?inclu

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (September 27, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787902918
• ISBN-13: 978-0787902919
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 1.4 x 9.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #919,040 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Service-Learning in Higher Education: Concepts and Practices (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series) (Hardcover)

With service-learning finally gaining the national recognition that it deserves, this book provides a comprehensive look at the role of service learning in the world of higher education. Starting with the concept of service learning and expanding to the reasons for implementation and then concepts for implementation, it truly is a starting guide and lifelong reference for any higher education professional, college student, or citizen interested in service-learning and its role in education.