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STORY
Service-Learning: A Critical Pedagogy
for American Schools
Senator John Glenn, Leslie F. Hergert
In 2000, the National Commission on Service-Learning, established
by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, appointed a diverse group of community
leaders to examine the field of service-learning. This article highlights
the commissionŐs recommendations and goals: specifically, to ensure
that students "participate in quality service-learning . .
. as an integral and essential part of the American education experience."
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| FEATURES |
| Service-Learning:
Positive Youth Development in the Classroom and Community
Jim Kielsmeier, Carole Klopp
Written by leaders at the National Youth Leadership Council, this
article outlines the essential elements of effective service-learning
practice and makes the critical link between positive Community
Youth Development and the power of service-learning as an educational
strategy.
Broadening the Bounds of Service-Learning: Creating
Community Change
Kristen Spangler, Wes Teter
One of the most common types of youth involvement in the United
States is through service-learning programs. In this article the
authors challenge us to examine service-learning not only through
individual development, but also to focus on the needs of large-scale
community change.
Participatory Action Research, Service-Learning,
and Community Youth Development
Marlene J. Berg, Donna C. Owens, Jean J.
Schensul
What do Participatory Action Research (PAR), service-learning, and
Community Youth Development have in common? This article illustrates
how these movements come together in a community education model
where young people, with adult support, build the capacity for democratic
social change.
Building Social and Civic Capital through Service-Learning:
In Practice and In Systematic Study
Ann L. Rappoport
Building civic capital. Enhancing skills of inquiry. Systematic
research findings and assessment practices. These are some of the
many goals of Kids Around Town, an exemplary service-learning program
that applies best practices to promote authentic community problem-solving
and knowledgeable civic participation by young students.
Pathways to Change: Linking Service to Sustainable
Change
Michael McCabe
How do service-learning professionals strengthen the pathways to
civic change? The author highlights some key components, including
open climates for discussion, flexible volunteer opportunities,
training, mentoring, and building direct links between community
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| DEPARTMENTS |
| Editor's
Notes
Connecting Service-Learning
and CYD
Alan Melchior
Publisher's Notes
Rekindling
Service as a Means of Elevating the Common Good
Della M. Hughes, Susan P. Curnan
CYD Management Zone
Using Social Marketing to Expand Service-Learning
Kenny Holdsman, Peter Mitchell, James Toole
Advancing Social Justice
Connecting Youth Service to Environmental Justice
Thomas Martin
CYD Forum
Young People as Catalysts for Change in Their Families
and Communities
Della M. Hughes
Bookshelf
Community Programs to Promote Youth Development
Report by Tom Shields |
| CYD
Journal was co-founded by the National
Network for Youth and the Institute
for Sustainable Development, Heller School of Social Policy and Management,
Brandeis University. We gratefully acknowledge their commitment
to Community Youth Development, as well as the support of the Ford
Foundation, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and the William T. Grant
Foundation. In addition, we sincerely thank our subscribers, advertisers,
and private donors. |
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