Service-Learning: A Movement's Pioneers Reflect on Its Origin, Practice, and Future

Leaders in service-learning describe their early efforts to combine education with social action. Their reflections help construct a pedagogy of service-learning to inspire newcomers and guide program development. They assess pioneering experiences and recommend future policy and practice, emphasizing the critical need to preserve an activist commitment as programs become increasingly institutionalized. Featured leaders include J. Herman Blake, Dick Couto, Nadinne Cruz, Jack Hasegawa, Mel King, Helen Lewis, Ken Reardon, Joan Schine, Michele Whitham, Dwight Giles, Ira Harkavy, Rob Shumer, Marty Tillman, Judy Sorum Brown, Dick Cone, John Duley, Mary Edens, Jim Feeney, Michael Goldstein, Garry Hesser, Jim Keith, Jane Kendall, J. Robert Newbrough, Jane Permaul, Bill Ramsay, Greg Ricks, Gib Robinson, Nick Royal, Sharon Rubin, Bob Sigmon, Tim Stanton, Seth Pollack, Jon Wagner, and Hal Woods. Includes service-learning timeline.