Experiencing Citizenship: Concepts and Models for Service Learning in Political Science

This practical guide is intended for faculty and service-learning directors, combining the how-to information and rigorous intellectual framework that teachers seek. What distinguishes this volume is that the contributors are writing for their peers. They discuss how service-learning can be implemented within political science and what this discipline contributes to the pedagogy of service-learning. The book offers both theoretical background and practical pedagogical chapters which describe the design, implementation, and outcomes of political science service-learning programs, as well as annotated bibliographies, program descriptions and course syllabi. Chapters include:

• "The Decline of Demographic Faith" by Jean Bethke Elshtain
• "Teaching/Theorizing/Practicing Democracy: An Activist's Perspective on Service-Learning in Political Science" by Meta Mendel-Reyes
• "The Work of Citizenship and the Problem of Service Learning" by Harry C. Boyte and James Farr
• "Examining Pedagogy in Service Learning Classroom: Reflections on Integrating Service Learning Into the Curriculum" by Karen D Zivi
• "Community Service Learning as Practice in the Demographic Political Arts" by Gregory B Markus
• "Service Learning in the Study of American Public Policy" by William E Hudson
• "Political Theory" by James Farr
• "Research Methods" by Cynthia R Daniels
• "Politics, Community and Service" by Richard Guarasci
• "Civil Rights and Liberties" by Bill Swinford
• "Service Learning and Comparative Politics: A Latin American Saga" by Robert H Truseau
• "The Police Corps: Researching Teaching and Teaching Research" by Milton Heumann
• "Bringing Service and Politics Together: A Community College Perspective" by Mona Field
• "Experiencing Government: Political Science Internships" by Stephen Frantich and Sheilah Mann
• "Service Learning and Empowerment" by Ed Schwerin
• "Civic Leadership" by Richard A. Couto