ERIC Number: EJ743321
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Dec
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-1096-2409
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Using Service Learning to Achieve Middle School Comprehensive Guidance Program Goals
Stott, Kathryn A.; Jackson, Aaron P.
Professional School Counseling, v9 n2 p156-159 Dec 2005
Service-learning classes taught by professional middle school counselors and teachers can help middle school students meet comprehensive guidance program goals related to academic/learning development, life/career development, personal/social development, and multicultural/global citizenship. An example is provided of a service-learning class where middle school students received comprehensive guidance curriculum instruction and then taught a similar curriculum to elementary school students. Results from a phenomenological evaluation describe yielded five major themes pertinent to middle school student development and demonstrate comprehensive guidance program goal achievement: personal awareness, social skills, learning skills, career interests and character education. The themes were personal awareness, social skills, learning skills, career interests, and character education.
Descriptors: Service Learning, Middle Schools, Guidance Programs, Guidance Objectives, School Counselors, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Career Development, Social Development, Student Development
American School Counselor Association. 1101 King Street, Suite 625, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 703-683-2722; Fax: 703-683-1619; Web site: http://www.schoolcounselor.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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