ERIC Number: EJ1358286
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 8
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1067-1803
EISSN: EISSN-2151-755X
Learning by Serving: Community Colleges Blend Classwork with Service to the Community
Finkel, Ed
Community College Journal, v93 n1 p10-17 Aug-Sep 2022
From free and low-cost dental clinics provided by dental hygienist students, to home building by students in construction programs, to more individualized service-learning across a wide array of courses, two-year schools are putting the "community" in community college by mixing academics and service in a panoply of creative ways. These arrangements benefit students, nonprofit organizations they serve, and the community at large, providing a mix of technical and customer-service skills for the students along with added motivation and direction, services to nonprofits and their clientele, and new partnerships among nonprofits and colleges themselves. This article highlights some community colleges service-learning programs throughout the country.
Descriptors: Service Learning, Community College Students, Allied Health Personnel, Dentistry, Allied Health Occupations Education, Construction (Process), Community Involvement
American Association of Community Colleges. One Dupont Circle NW Suite 410, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-728-0200; Fax: 202-833-2467; Web site: https://www.aacc.nche.edu/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iowa; Rhode Island (Providence); Washington (Seattle)
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