Community Service-Learning: Promises and Problems.

Hondagneu-Sotelo, Pierrette; Raskoff, Sally

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ERIC Number: EJ493869

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Community Service-Learning: Promises and Problems.

Hondagneu-Sotelo, Pierrette; Raskoff, Sally

Teaching Sociology, v22 n3 p248-54 Jul 1994

Asserts that community service-learning holds the potential to enhance the sociology curriculum. Contends that the programs are not implemented easily and difficulties arise trying to integrate academic content with the community experience. Describes a community service-learning course, discusses typical problems, and suggests solutions. (CFR)

Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Programs, Course Content, Higher Education, Poverty Areas, Public Service, Service Learning, Sociology, Undergraduate Study, Urban Areas, Urban Studies

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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