Learning through Community Service is Political.

The authors point out that service by people desiring to "do good" to people outside of their economic, social, or cultural framework who "need help" rarely affects fundamental change. When community service-learning fails to question the social, economic, and historical dimensions of the status quo, its effectiveness as an instructional approach is limited. The authors point out how learning through community service is political and how teachers may transform their curriculum by engaging students in social justice and personal empowerment. (SH)