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Source: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, June 2009. This fact sheet introduces core information about service-learning to AmeriCorps members working in educational settings and looking to enhance their experience of learning through service, and...
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Source: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, June 2009. This fact sheet introduces community assessment to AmeriCorps members working in educational settings and looking to enhance their experience of learning through service, and for anyone...
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Source: Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Search Institute, December 2007. Thousands of community-based organizations engage millions of young people in service and service-learning. Though research in K-12 and higher education settings shows a wide range of...
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Source: Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, September 2008. This fact sheet discusses the importance of and ways of determining what a community has, wants, and hopes before conducting a service-learning project. Fifteen young people in the service-learning...
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Source: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, 2008. Effective partnerships between agencies, schools, colleges or universities, businesses, government, and residents for the benefits of the community are a vital part of youth service in America....
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Source: RMC Research Corporation, September 2006 How Does Current Research in Character Education Support Service-Learning? Research conducted by RMC Research Corporation (2005) found that students who participated in the Partnerships in Character...
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Source: Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Search Institute and Lawrence N. Bailis, Associate Professor, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, December 2007 Forming partnerships is key to effective service-learning. Schools, youth...
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Source: Eugene C. Roehlkepartain and Peter C. Scales, Ph.D., Search Institute, December 2007 You can strengthen service-learning and improve developmental outcomes for young people by intentionally integrating positive youth development (PYD)...
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Source: Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Search Institute, and Jenny Friedman, Doing Good Together, March 2009"Can you imagine anything more energizing, more unifying, more filled with satisfaction than working with members of your family to accomplish...
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Source: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, October 2008.This resource gives an overview of service-learning and provides a list of resources and research on service-learning and public health. Service-learning is a teaching approach in K-12,...
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Source: Points of Light Foundation, March 2002.Find new ideas for recognizing your service-learning participants, learn how to select appropriate forms of recognition, and get the resources you need to create a successful recognition program. The...
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Source: RMC Research Corporation, May 2004.The concept of resilience is based on the theory that particular traits or "protective factors" such as caring relationships and high expectations help strengthen people's ability to persist during...
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Source: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, June 2009.This fact sheet includes resources for those who are interested in finding a way to increase civic engagement, academic, personal, and social outcomes of youth and students. For AmeriCorps...
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Source: Points of Light Foundation, October 2002.IntroductionThe terms risk management and liability strike terror into the hearts of service-learning program managers. However, this does not need to be the case. This fact sheet provides tips for staying...
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Source: Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Search Institute, December 2007 On average, it's harder to grow up well when you live in poverty. Indeed, low socioeconomic status (SES) is negatively linked to a wide range of indicators of child and adolescent well...
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Source: Points of Light Foundation, 2001 Introduction to youth voice Youth voice refers to the ideas, opinions, involvement and initiatives of people considered to be young. Traditionally "young people" are defined as between the ages of 5-25....
