Integrating community service into nursing education
Subtitle: a guide to service-learning
By: Patricia A. Bailey, Dona Rinaldi Carpenter, Patricia A. Harrington, editors
Contributors: Bailey, Patricia A. (Patricia Ann); Carpenter, Dona Rinaldi; Harrington, Patricia A.
Series: Springer series, the teaching of nursing; Springer series on the teaching of nursing
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 145
ISBN-13: 9781281813152; 9786611813154; 9780826117427
Subjects: Nurses; In-service training; Nursing; Study and teaching (Continuing education); Social service
Description: Service-learning has many definitions based on how a service program is structured in a particular institution. For this book, it is defined as a structured learning experience that combines community service with student preparation and reflection--a connecting link being established between academics and service. The central focus of this textbook is the integration of service-learning into the nursing curriculum. The contributors address the components of service-learning and its central relationship to education and curriculum and discuss issues related to service-learning by incorporating.
Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Concept of Service-Learning; 2 Integrating Service-Learning into the Curriculum; 3 Critical Reflection; 4 The Promises and Problems of Service-Learning; 5 Community Partnerships in Service-Learning; Appendices; Index