Many definitions of service-learning exist and most reflect the values of reciprocity, democracy and communitarianism. Roots and connections Service-learning is associated with American initiatives in the 1970s. In the years since, alternative theoretical perspectives to experiential learning, including transformational or social reconstructivist, multicultural, critical reflection and education as preparation for civic responsibility have informed its development. Service learning in British Columbia British Columbia, along with Nova Scotia, is Canadian province most often references as a jurisdiction rich in examples of service-learning. In British Columbia, momentum to expand community service-learning is building.
Some community colleges are particularly active in developing community service learning projects.
The Status of Service-Learning. A Guide to Developing and Maintaining Service-Learning at a Community College . A good collection of Service-Learning syllabi from Tufts University.