Using the talents of student volunteers allows students to tackle social problems and deal with human needs. The curricular approach to experiential learning integrates students' schooling with community needs. (Author/RK)

Describes a writing course at Winona State University where students from working class backgrounds find practical service projects involving writing for nonprofit organizations. (TB)

Offers a former U.S. president's reflections on service and its role in higher education. Discusses personal experiences that shaped his views on service and examines ways in which colleges and universities can promote student service learning. Outlines some of the skills gained through service work and covers other issues. (RJM)

Offers reflections on a former president's remarks concerning service and describes what one university organization is learning about volunteerism and community service on campus. Identifies likely participants in service projects and discusses the benefits of service; ways to promote service participation, service and leadership; and service and…

Project SRS (Students Recruiting Students), a recruitment program developed by Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, is described. Student involvement in planning, directing, and implementing the program is discussed. (TE)

Describes a university course in developmental psychology in which students participated as volunteers in community services for children and families. Explains that the course requirements offered 2 options: 50 hours of volunteer work or a series of 3 papers. Suggests that the volunteer experiences helped students maintain motivation and aided in…

Describes the author's psychology class, in which she required students to do service work with a resident in a nursing home. Reports that students met for a minimum of eight hours with the resident and wrote both a history of the person and a reflection on the project. States that half of the students decided to continue volunteering after the…

In spite of a progressive institutionalisation of community-based learning into higher education, relatively little is known about the actual dynamics and correlates of volunteering by students. The study presented seeks a more in-depth understanding of the spontaneous, extracurricular involvement within a university student population. Data are…

The development of young people is the mission of the student council. The projects described in this booklet are intended as resources for council development and can be modified to suit individual school programs. Many of the projects are presented in detail to emphasize opportunities for the involvement of many students and to focus on the…

In Knoxville, Illinois, high school students are learning child care skills, helping teachers, and saving the schools money. The aim of the program is to teach high school students responsibility. (Author/TE)

Prominent school-to-work observers see a close connection between service-learning and school-to-work programs. Major components of service-learning are as follows: active student participation, thoughtfully organized experiences, focus on community needs and school/community coordination, academic curriculum integration, structured time for…

Outlines a student developed volunteer program, which encourages decision making and roles that are meaningful--a community experience in which youths and adults work as partners. (RK)

Summarizes experiences of five elementary school librarians in Hawaii in organizing and training student assistants. The librarian's role, selection of student assistants, job duties, teaching the assistants, recruiting assistants, tips for shelf readers, and incentives and rewards are noted. Four references are provided. (EJS)

Presents brief introduction to school-based volunteering in Britain. Details history of young people's involvement in voluntary work and community service, and range of activities, both local and national, that are now being undertaken. Discusses relationship between volunteering and citizenship. (Author/NB)

Investigates theoretical models and research findings on organization effectiveness derived from research in business and government sector organizations. Proposes a multivariate framework for assessing effectiveness in long-term citizens' participation associations. Assesses the empirical validity of the framework with data from citizens'…