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Sustainability in K-12 Schools: Selected Resources

Source: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, November 2003.


Allam, C. (1995). Creating a school and community culture to sustain service learning. In C. Kinsley & K. McPherson (Eds.), Enriching the curriculum through service learning. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Billig, S. H. (2002). Adoption, implementation, and sustainability of k-12 service-learning. In A. Furco & S. H. Billig (Eds.), Service-learning: The essence of the pedagogy (pp. 245-267). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Braun, J. (1996). Integrating service-learning into the school culture. In G. Gulati-Partee & W. R. Finger (Eds.), Critical issues in k-12 service learning: Case studies and reflections. Alexandria, VA: National Society for Experiential Education.

Chi, B., Furco, A., Middaugh, E., & Ammon, M. S. (2002). Sustaining and institutionalizing service-learning. In B. Chi, A. Furco, E. Middaugh, & M. S. Ammon (Eds.), Service-learning in California: A profile of the CalServe service-learning partnerships (1997-2000). Retrieved from http://www.servicelearning.org/filemanager/download/62/chap7.pdf

Crabb, F. (1996). Sustaining service-learning through political change. In G. Gulati-Partee & W. R. Finger (Eds.), Critical issues in k-12 service learning: Case studies and reflections. Alexandria, VA: National Society for Experiential Education.

Education Commission of the States. (2002). Learning that lasts: How service-learning can become an integral part of schools, states, and communities. Retrieved from http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/40/54/4054.pdf

Kramer, M. (2000). Make it last forever: The institutionalization of service learning in America. Retrieved from http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/files/legacy/filemanager/download/NatlServFellows/kramer.pdf

Melchior, A., & Bailis, L. (2002, October). Institutionalizing service-learning: Preliminary findings from a study of Learn and Serve America. Presentation at the 2nd annual International Service-Learning Research Conference, Nashville, TN.

RMC Research Corporation. (2007). Sustaining service-learning in k-12 schools. Retrieved from http://www.servicelearning.org/instant_info/fact_sheets/k-12_facts/sustaining