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From Passion to Objectivity: International and Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Service-Learning Research

Author:

Shelley H. Billig

Author:

Sherril B. Gelmon

Publication Date:

2007

Publisher:

Information Age Publishing, Inc.

Pages:

259

ISBN / ISSN:

2147483647

From Passion to Objectivity

Abstract:

This volume is the seventh in the Advances in Service-learning Research series, and presents a collection of papers selected from those presented at the Sixth International Service-Learning Research Conference, hosted by Portland State University in October 2006.

Chapters:

Context and Culture: Models of Engagement Around the World

Chapters:

Apples, Oranges, and Kumys: Models for Research on Students Doing Intercultural Service-Learning

Chapters:

Eastern Perspective on Western Education, (An): The Experiences of International Students Engaged in Service-Learning

Chapters:

Jumpstart's Service-Learning Initiative: Enhanced Outcomes for At-Risk Children

Chapters:

Evaluating the Impact of Peer-to-Peer Service-Learning Projects on Seat Belt Use Among High School Students

Chapters:

Service-learning as a Transformative Experience: An Analysis of the Impact of Service-Learning on Student Attitudes and Behaviors After Two Years of College

Chapters:

Service-Learning and Literacy Motivation: Setting a Research Agenda

Chapters:

Enriching School Connection and Learning in African American Urban Youth: The Impact of a Service-Learning Feasibility Project in Inner-City Philadelphia

Chapters:

Community Engagement's Role in Creating Institutional Change Within the Academy: A Case Study of East Tampa and the University of South Florida

Chapters:

Reversing the Lens: Transforming Teacher Education Through Service-Learning

Chapters:

Making "Mythical Creatures" Real: Developing an Awareness of Adolescent Needs Through Service-Learning

Chapters:

Engaged Scholarship: Current Context and Future Directions

Call Number:

200/E/GEL/2007

Series:

Advances in Service-Learning Research

Sector:

CBO Sector

Sector:

HE Sector

Sector:

K-12 Sector

Library Item Type:

Print resource - book/monograph

Demographics & Settings:

International

Topics: Theory & Practice:

Community Engagement

Topics: Theory & Practice:

Research