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McCarthy, Florence E. – 2003
Using the concept of triangles as a schematic conceptualization of service learning is a useful pedagogical tool in helping faculty, students, and community members to see the linkages among the component concepts in service learning approaches. Service learning, which is the linking of academic instruction with community service as guided by…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Involvement, Community Role, Community Services
Schindler-Rainman, Eva; Lippitt, Ronald – 1971
This report of the authors' study and reflections about voluntarism and the present and future of volunteer activity is intended to be useful as a resource, stimulus, and guide for those using volunteers; for organizers of "cause movements"; for professors of graduate students in service professions; and for anyone interested in…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Citizenship, Community Action, Community Involvement
Commission on National and Community Service, Washington, DC. – 1993
This report characterizes the current state of community service in the United States, discusses actions the Commission on National and Community Service has taken, and sketches some alternatives for the future. An executive summary presents the main themes of the report. Chapter 1 describes the promise of national and community service for the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults, Citizen Participation
Gray, Maryann J.; Ondaatje, Elizabeth H.; Zakaras, Laura – 1999
As mandated by the U.S. Congress, this report evaluates the Learn and Serve America program's effects on higher education students (service providers), service recipients, and higher education institutions, and assesses the program's return on investment. An introduction summarizes the policy debate and reviews the study objectives and approach.…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Involvement, Community Services, Cooperative Programs
Brown, Kevin; Lipsig-Mumme, Carla; Zajdow, Grazyna – 2003
Volunteering is often seen as an essential element in active citizenship and community participation, and existing literature suggests that those who volunteer young are more likely to volunteer through later stages of life. Analysis of Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY), which identified factors that contribute to volunteering for…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Responsibility, Community Involvement, Females
Welkowitz, Julie A.; Broer, Stephen M.; Topper, Karen; Thomas, Cassandra; Backus, Linda; Hamilton, Ruth – 2000
This report explores the impact, through themes that emerged in interviews with 59 participating adolescents, of the Mentor/Advisor Program on students with or at risk of emotional disturbance. The Mentor/Advisor Program is implemented as part of the existing regular education high school curriculum and is designed to promote resiliency and school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Community Involvement, Community Programs
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