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University of Nebraska at Omaha

1997

Service Learning, General

Civic participation

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Service Learning As Civic Participation, Todd Clark, Marshall Croddy, William Hayes, Susan Philips Jul 1997

Service Learning As Civic Participation, Todd Clark, Marshall Croddy, William Hayes, Susan Philips

Service Learning, General

A central question in the service learning field is how service can best educate youth for active citizenship. For more than a decade, the Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) has struggled with this question. We have introduced and experimented with various service programs because we have seen firsthand the value of service - how it engenders personal efficacy, empathy, and a sense of responsibility.