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Includes resources covering the theoretical groundwork of service-learning as pedagogy. Many of the resources in this category are intended for the benefit of experienced practitioners.
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NSLC Library Items
- Theoretical Roots of Service Learning in John Dewey: Toward a Theory of Service Learning (1994), Janet Eyler and Dwight E. Giles (PDF)
- Traditional vs. Critical Service-Learning: Engaging the Literature to Differentiate Two Models (2008)
- Dewey's Dream: Universities and Democracies in an Age of Education Reform (2007)
- From Passion to Objectivity: International and Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Service-Learning Research (2007)
- Advancing Knowledge in Service-Learning: Research to Transform the Field (2006)
- Improving Service-Learning Practice: Research on Models to Enhance Impact (2005)
- Service-Learning Code of Ethics (2005)
- Service-Learning in Higher Education (2005)
- Enhancing Theory- Based Research on Service-Learning (2003)
- Contextual Teaching and Learning: What It Is and Why It's Here to Stay (2002)
- Emerson's Prophesy (2000)
- Confronting Consensus: Investigating the Philosophies That Have Informed Service Learning Communities (1997)
- Ernest Boyer and the New American College: Connecting the Disconnects (1997)
- Theoretical Underpinnings of Service Learning (1997)
- Theory of Experiential Education: A Collection of Articles Addressing the Historical, Social and Psychological Foundation of Experiential Education (1995)
- Dewey's Theory of Experience: Implications for Service Learning In Combining Service and Learning: An Introduction for Cooperative Professionals (1991)
- Review of Dewey's Theory of Experience: Implications for Service Learning (1991)
- Beyond Curricula: Helping Students Construct Knowledge Through Teaching and Research (1990)
Articles from the Michigan Journal of Community Service-Learning
- Community Service Learning in the Face of Globalization: Rethinking Theory and Practice (2005)
- Meaningful Measurement of Theory-Based Service-Learning Outcomes: Making the Case with Quantitative Research (2000)
- John Dewey and the Rebuilding of Urban Community: Engaging Undergraduates as Neighborhood Organizers (2000)
- Service-Learning in Two Keys: Paulo Freire's Critical Pedagogy in Relation to John Dewey's Pragmatism (1999)
- Epistemology, Communities and Experts: A Response to Goodwin Liu (1996)
- Service Learning Practice: Developing a Theoretical Framework (1996)
- Knowledge, Foundations, and Discourse: Philisophical Support for Service Learning (1995)
