The authors discuss the concept of a good community service program and argue that such a program challenges students to think about the meaning of their volunteer experiences. Several examples are presented from students' reactions to their volunteer experiences to illustrate this point. (CH)

The continuum of service models presented here is a result of analyzing the various ways in which schools participating in cooperative endeavors relate their student-community involvement activities to the total academic curriculum. (Editor/RK)

In order to fill the gap in obtaining hard evidence to test or document the impact of experience-based education on student participants, the Experiential Education Evaluation Project was undertaken May, 1978 and administered to 4,000 students in 33 programs. There were four major types of programs: volunteer service, career internships, outdoor…

This publication describes over 100 activity-oriented programs in which students learn through a combination of direct experience and associated instruction or reflection. Students are involved in cross-age tutoring, community services, on-the-job work experiences, foreign or domestic travel with an organized group, political campaigns, field…

This guidebook was developed to provide assistance to persons wishing to begin, expand, or promote programs of youth community service. It features examples of what young people already are doing and practical, down-to-earth ideas for designing, organizing, running, promoting, and supporting youth service programs. Special attention is given to…