Service-Learning in Higher Education : Critical Issues and Directions

by D. Butin

2020-07-25 14:39:05

Advocates have positioned service-learning as a real-world, real-time opportunity for students to encounter academic knowledge in a meaningful and relevant manner. Service-learning in higher education settings offers a powerful alternative to traditi... Read more
Advocates have positioned service-learning as a real-world, real-time opportunity for students to encounter academic knowledge in a meaningful and relevant manner. Service-learning in higher education settings offers a powerful alternative to traditional models of teaching and learning. Students are encouraged to develop links to local institutions, volunteer their time, and create a special bond between the university and the community in which they live. Service-learning has become a very popular alternative to standard courses in higher education and is gaining significant popularity. This book takes a serious look at the unintended consequences and alternative conceptualizations of this mode of learning and explores what it could offer us in the future. Less

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File size9.63x6.68x0.56inches
Print pages230
PublisherPalgrave MacMillan
Publication date July 1, 2005
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781403968777

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