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Service-Learning in Higher Education
Dan W. Butin
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Description for Service-Learning in Higher Education
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNM; JNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 554.
Advocates have positioned service-learning as a real-world, real-time opportunity for students to encounter academic knowledge in a meaningful and relevant manner. Service-learning in higher education settings offers a powerful alternative to traditional models of teaching and learning. Students are encouraged to develop links to local institutions, volunteer their time, and create a special bond between the university and the community in which they live. Service-learning has become a very popular alternative to standard courses in higher education and is gaining significant popularity. This book takes a serious look at the unintended consequences and alternative conceptualizations of this mode of learning ... Read more
Advocates have positioned service-learning as a real-world, real-time opportunity for students to encounter academic knowledge in a meaningful and relevant manner. Service-learning in higher education settings offers a powerful alternative to traditional models of teaching and learning. Students are encouraged to develop links to local institutions, volunteer their time, and create a special bond between the university and the community in which they live. Service-learning has become a very popular alternative to standard courses in higher education and is gaining significant popularity. This book takes a serious look at the unintended consequences and alternative conceptualizations of this mode of learning ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403968760
SKU
V9781403968760
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99-15
About Dan W. Butin
Dan W. Butin is Founding Dean of the School of Education at Merrimack College, USA. He is the editor and author of over fifty books, articles, and book chapters, including the books Service-Learning in Higher Education , Teaching Social Foundations of Education , and Service-Learning and Social Justice Education . Butin's research focuses on issues of educator preparation and policy ... Read more
Reviews for Service-Learning in Higher Education
"Service-learning has the promise to be transformative for students, faculty, and communities, and this book reflects that promise . . .This book is in a class by itself, and will be the 'go-to' text for courses focused on service-learning, of which there is a growing number every day." - Jeffrey Howard, Editor, Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning; Associate Director, ... Read more