Service-Learning at the American Community College [electronic resource] : Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives /
Traver, A.editor.
Katz, Z.editor.
This volume brings together a breadth of new research on how service-learning - combining community-based experiential learning with classroom instruction - can best be employed at community colleges. It discusses outcomes and best practices for all involved, covers both theory and practice, and draws on both qualitative and quantitative methods.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figure and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction Service-Learning at the American Community College; Part I Service-Learning and Community Colleges; Chapter 1 The Roots of Service-Learning as a Basis for Advancing the Civic Mission of Community Colleges; Chapter 2 The Community's College: Contextualizing Service-Learning in the Mission and Development of Community Colleges; Part II Service-Learning in Diverse Community College Contexts; Chapter 3 Hitting Close to Home: When Service-Learners Serve Their Own
Chapter 4 Service-Learning and Immigrant-Origin Community College Students: Chapter 5 Connecting Past and Present: Nontraditional Learner and Practitioner Experiences through Service-Learning; Chapter 6 Race, Ethnicity, and Service-Learning: Understanding Access and Equity Using a Critical Quantitative Approach; Part III Service-Learning and Student Success in Community Colleges; Chapter 7 Service-Learning: A Vehicle for Enhancing Academic Performance and Retention among Community College Developmental
Chapter 8 Connect2Complete: Combining Service-Learning and Peer Advocates to Increase Student Success in Developmental EducatiChapter 9 Promoting Community College Student Transfer: The Role of Service-Learning; Chapter 10 The Prism Effect of Service-Learning; Chapter 11 Service-Learning's Role in Achieving Institutional Outcomes: Engagement, Learning, and Achievement; Part IV Service-Learning as Community and Community College Nexus; Chapter 12 Community College Service-Learning Programs: The Well-Traveled Path to Civic Engagement
Chapter 13 Service-Learning and the Acquisition of Social Capital in the Community College SettingChapter 14 Service-Learning as a Pedagogical Tool for Career Development and Vocational Training; Chapter 15 Mapping Routes to Our Roots: Student Civic Engagement in Transportation Planning; Part V Future Directions and Considerations in Service-Learning and Service-Learning Research at Community Colleges; Chapter 16 Overcoming Obstacles for Involving Part-Time Faculty in Service-Learning; Chapter 17 Service-Learning among "Nontraditional" College Students: Contexts, Trends, and Implications
Chapter 18 Best Practices in Researching Service-Learning at Community CollegesPart VI Concluding Reflections on Service-Learning and Community Colleges; Chapter 19 The Idea of Place; Chapter 20 There Is a Reason Community Is in Our Name: Thoughts on How Service-Learning Expands Community in Community Colle; Chapter 21 Expanding Faculty Participation and Research in Academic Service-Learning at a Community College; Chapter 22 Sustaining Momentum; Notes on Contributors; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index at the end of each chapters.
This volume brings together a breadth of new research on how service-learning - combining community-based experiential learning with classroom instruction - can best be employed at community colleges. It discusses outcomes and best practices for all involved, covers both theory and practice, and draws on both qualitative and quantitative methods.
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