Service-Learning Essentials is the resource you
need to help you develop high-quality service-learning experiences
for college students. Written by one of the field's leading experts
and sponsored by Campus Compact, the book is the definitive work on
this high-impact educational practice. Service-learning has been
identified by the Association of American Colleges and Universities
as having been widely tested and shown to be beneficial to college
students from a wide variety of backgrounds.

Organized in an accessible question-and-answer format, the book
responds clearly and completely to the most common questions and
concerns about service-learning. Each chapter addresses issues
related to individual practice as well as to the collective work of
starting and developing a service-learning center or program, with
examples drawn from a variety of disciplines, situations, and
institutional types. The questions range from basic to advanced and
the answers cover both the fundamentals and complexities of
service-learning. Topics include:

* Determining what service-learning opportunities institutions
should offer

* How to engage students in critical reflection in academic
courses and in cocurricular experiences

* Best practices for developing and sustaining mutually
beneficial campus-community partnerships

* Integrating service-learning into the curriculum in all
disciplines and at all levels, as well as various areas of student
life outside the classroom

* Assessing service-learning programs and outcomes

* The dilemmas of service-learning in the context of power and
privilege

* The future of service-learning in online and rapidly
globalizing environments

Service-learning has virtually limitless potential to enable
colleges and universities to meet their goals for student learning
while making unique contributions to addressing unmet local,
national, and global needs. However, in order to realize these
benefits, service-learning must be thoughtfully designed and
carefully implemented. This easy-to-use volume contains everything
faculty, leaders, and staff members need to know about
service-learning to enhance communities, improve higher education
institutions, and educate the next generation of citizens,
scholars, and leaders.

Barbara Jacoby is faculty associate for Leadership & Community Service-Learning and affiliate associate professor at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Service-Learning Essentials is the resource you need to help you develop high-quality service-learning experiences for college students. Written by one of the field's leading experts and sponsored by Campus Compact, the book is the definitive work on this high-impact educational practice. Service-learning has been identified by the Association of American Colleges and Universities as having been widely tested and shown to be beneficial to college students from a wide variety of backgrounds.

Organized in an accessible question-and-answer format, the book responds clearly and completely to the most common questions and concerns about service-learning. Each chapter addresses issues related to individual practice as well as to the collective work of starting and developing a service-learning center or program, with examples drawn from a variety of disciplines, situations, and institutional types. The questions range from basic to advanced and the answers cover both the fundamentals and complexities of service-learning. Topics include:

• Determining what service-learning opportunities institutions should offer
• How to engage students in critical reflection in academic courses and in cocurricular experiences
• Best practices for developing and sustaining mutually beneficial campus-community partnerships
• Integrating service-learning into the curriculum in all disciplines and at all levels, as well as various areas of student life outside the classroom
• Assessing service-learning programs and outcomes
• The dilemmas of service-learning in the context of power and privilege
• The future of service-learning in online and rapidly globalizing environments

Service-learning has virtually limitless potential to enable colleges and universities to meet their goals for student learning while making unique contributions to addressing unmet local, national, and global needs. However, in order to realize these benefits, service-learning must be thoughtfully designed and carefully implemented. This easy-to-use volume contains everything faculty, leaders, and staff members need to know about service-learning to enhance communities, improve higher education institutions, and educate the next generation of citizens, scholars, and leaders.

Figures and Exhibits ix

Dedication x

Foreword xi

Preface xv

Acknowledgments xxii

About the Author xxiv

About Campus Compact xxvi

Chapter 1: Introduction to Service-Learning 1

1.1 What is service-learning? 1

1.2 What are the theoretical foundations of service-learning? 5

1.3 What else can we call service-learning if that term does not work for us? 10

1.4 What are the benefits of service-learning? 11

1.5 What is the history of service-learning? 14

1.6 How widespread is service-learning? 18

1.7 What should an institution offer in the way of service-learning? 21

1.8 How does service-learning vary by institutional type? 23

Conclusion 25

Chapter 2: Understanding and Facilitating Critical Reflection 26

2.1 What is critical reflection? 26

2.2 What are the forms of reflection? 29

2.3 What are the steps in designing and implementing critical reflection? 31

2.4 How can critical reflection empower students to move beyond direct service to other forms of civic and political engagement? 42

2.5 How can I make reflection work in my discipline? 45

2.6 How does reflection work in cocurricular service-learning, especially one-time or short-term experiences? 48

Conclusion 50

Contents

Chapter 3: Developing and Sustaining Campus-Community Partnerships for Service-Learning 51

3.1 What are the definition and basic principles of campus-community partnerships for service-learning? 52

3.2 What are the different types of service-learning partnerships? 56

3.3 What are the steps to developing a service-learning partnership? 58

3.4 What are the logistical issues involved in service-learning partnerships? 63

3.5 What are the best practices for developing and sustaining partnerships? 65

3.6 What infrastructure should an institution have in place for developing and sustaining campus-community partnerships? 69

3.7 Should campus-community partnerships include corporate partners? How? 71

3.8 What are the key issues for international partnerships for service-learning? 73

3.9 How can small-scale partnerships for service-learning lead to broader and deeper institutional engagement? 75

Conclusion 79

Chapter 4: Integrating Service-Learning into the Curriculum 80

4.1 When is service-learning the right pedagogy for a course? 80

4.2 How does service-learning work in my discipline? 82

4.3 Is service-learning academically rigorous? 86

4.4 What are the different models for integrating service-learning into the curriculum? 88

4.5 How do I start developing a service-learning course? 100

4.6 How should I assess and grade service-learning? 103

4.7 What are the unique elements of a service-learning syllabus? 106

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