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Service-Learning is Dangerous

Author:

Dan W. Butin

Publication Date:

2005

Pages:

Abstract:

In this article the author discusses what he calls the "dangers of service-learning". The author purports that service-learning has the potential to be dangerous to higher education faculty and students in four distinctive ways: pragmatically, politically, existentially, and pedagogically.

Full Text Link:

http://danbutin.org/Service%20learning%20is%20dangerous.pdf

Call Number:

115/B/BUT/2005

Sector:

HE Sector

Electronic Availability:

Available online

Library Item Type:

Electronic resource - book/monograph