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Learning In Deed: Service-Learning And Preservice Teacher Education, Jeffrey B. Anderson
Learning In Deed: Service-Learning And Preservice Teacher Education, Jeffrey B. Anderson
Service Learning, General
Progressive teacher education programs face a pair of daunting yet crucial tasks. New teachers must be prepared to function effectively in schools as they exist today. They also must be educated to take a leadership role in the improvement and restructuring of P-12 education to meet students’ and society’s needs more fully. Service-learning appears to have considerable potential as a method to achieve both these goals.
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation believes that meaningful service to the community, combined with curriculum-based learning, builds stronger academic skills, encourages lifelong civic commitment, and improves workplace and personal development skills among youth. Educators lead …