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Developing Active Citizens: Community Service Learning In Social Studies Teacher Education, Rahima C. Wade
Developing Active Citizens: Community Service Learning In Social Studies Teacher Education, Rahima C. Wade
Service Learning, General
How are social studies teacher educators to prepare teachers for working in a society fraught with social, environmental, and economic problems? If the true mission of our profession is active citizenship, we must help our students learn the value of engaging in long-term efforts to revitalize our democratic society and the skills to respond compassionately to those whose daily needs cannot wait for societal transformation. This article is based on the premise that social studies teacher educators are in a unique position to develop future teachers' commitment to giving their students opportunities for active involvement in the community and the …
Community Service Learning Is A Foregone Conclusion At The Lincoln Elementary School, Michelle Boorstein
Community Service Learning Is A Foregone Conclusion At The Lincoln Elementary School, Michelle Boorstein
Service Learning, General
For the staff at Lincoln Elementary School in Springfield, Massachusetts, articulating the many ways in which community service learning affects their school is nearly impossible. The principal says he doesn't require people to do community service. Yet, on any given day, students all over the school are learning through service projects.
Service Learning And Curriculum Transfusion, Irving H. Budchen
Service Learning And Curriculum Transfusion, Irving H. Budchen
Service Learning, General
Newcomers to service learning, caught up by its initial successes, are frequently not aware that service learning is capable, with appropriate long-term structuring, of exhibiting developmental stages that feed into patterns of academic growth.
Inclusion And Community Service Learning: A Partnership, Mary Chamberlain
Inclusion And Community Service Learning: A Partnership, Mary Chamberlain
Service Learning, General
Teachers and students, already burdened by seemingly overwhelming curriculum demands, are seeing more areas of study moved into the schools as a result of today's societal needs. Community service learning must not be perceived as yet another burden, but as an integrated part of the curriculum, an enhancement to teaching and learning.