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Library Resources Filtered by Journal: "Theory Into Practice"

Total number of Library Resources: 10

Social Action in the Social Studies (2001)

The author describes a hypothetical school that subscribes to three practices: democratic education, education for social...
Cross Cultural Field Placements: Student Teachers Learning From Schools and Communities (1998)

Indiana University - Bloomington provides two opportunities for student teachers to perform cross-cultural, service-learning...
Service Learning and Democratic Citizenship. (1997)

This article focuses on the essential components of a civic-oriented service-learning program. If service learning is to be a...
Theoretical Underpinnings of Service Learning (1997)

Introduces the range of goals that service-learning promises to achieve, noting specific principles that can help meet those...
Service Learning as Civic Participation. (1997)

This article traces the evolution in our thinking about service learning and citizenship education. It explains our civic...
Service Learning in Civic Education: A Concept with Long, Sturdy Roots (1997)

This article examines selected writings highlighting the service learning literature of the early 1900's, the '20s and '30s,...
Theory Into Practice: Community Service Learning (1997)

Theme issue is devoted to community service learning. Eight articles cover issues from theoretical foundations to practical...
School Based Service: Reconnecting Schools, Communities, and Youth at the Margin (1997)

This article draws upon the experiences of the schools and community agencies, and of the young people and their leaders, to...
Enhancing the Middle School Curriculum Through Service Learning. (1997)

This article discusses the connection between middle school instructional goals and service-learning as a new and exciting...
Empowerment in Student Teaching Through Community Service Learning (1997)

Service-learning provides students with an opportunity to experiment with approaches they have learned in school in a practical...