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From Service-Learning to Social Activism: Growing the "Soul of a Citizen"

Chapter in:

Juntos: Community Partnerships in Spanish and Portuguese

Author:

Anne St. Clair Lesman

Institution:

Shenandoah University

Publication Date:

2004

Pages:

Abstract:

The author discusses the move from service and volunteerism to social activism. The concentration is on the state of service-learning in Spanish and how it inspired several students to strive for more social justice than what was required in their courses. The author concludes that it is the teachers' role to support such a transition and encourage students to be fully engaged citizens.

Call Number:

350/B/LES/2004

Sector:

HE Sector

Sector:

K-12 Sector

Library Item Type:

Print resource - book chapter

Topics: Theory & Practice:

Activism