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> Instant Info > Hot Topics

	Hot Topics highlight recommended resource items, both online and in the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse library, on important service-learning related subjects. These resources cover a variety of service-learning statistics including the number of educational institutions that practice service-learning, the number of students that participate in service-learning and the number of schools or districts that have a service-learning requirement. September 2004 (Updated June 2007)
	General Information General Service-Learning Statistics Based on NCES and Campus Compact Data NSLC Site Resources Evidence Base for Service Learning (NSLC Fact Sheet) Status of Service-Learning in the US (NSLC Online Document) Volunteering Among Young People (CIRCLE, 2003) (46K pdf) Youth Attitudes Towards Civic Education and Community Service Requirements (CIRCLE, 2002) (228K pdf) Relevant Links NSLC Links Statistical Information about Service-Learning Prevalence and Impacts Recommended NSLC Library Items* (How to Borrow) Civic Engagement and High School Academic Progress: An Analysis Using NELS Data (2007) 2006 Service Statistics: Highlights and Trends of Campus Compact's Annual Membership Survey (2007) Volunteer Growth in America: A Review of Trends Since 1974 (2006) Volunteering in America: State Trends and Rankings, A Summary (2006) Generator: Learn and Serve 15th Anniversary Special Edition (2005) Growing to Greatness: 2005 State of Service-Learning Report (2005) Information About the School Dropout Issue: Selected Facts & Statistics (2005) Longitudinal Gains in Civic Development through School-Based Required Service (2005) The Condition of Education 2005 (2005) The Status of Service-Learning in the United States: Some Facts and Figures (1999) Learn and Serve America: Findings from the National Evaluation (1999) Awarding Credit for Service: A Study for the Corporation for National Service (1998) Related Hot Topics Impacts, Outcomes and Effects	Featured Books   From Passion to Objectivity: International and Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Service-Learning Research (2007)   Growing to Greatness 2006: The State of Service-Learning Project (2006)
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	* Don't see your favorite resource listed? Please write to us at nslc@servicelearning.org and share your recommendations!

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