Future of Service-Learning

• Utgivningsdatum: 2009-08-11
• Mått: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
• Vikt: 360 g
• Format: Häftad
• Språk: Engelska
• Antal sidor: 256
• Förlag: Taylor & Francis Inc
• ISBN: 9781579223656

• Utbildningsstrategier och utbildningspolitik
• Högskola och universitet

Jean R. Strait is Director of the Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching. She brings a wealth of first-hand experience in the classroom—having taught reading, literacy, and educational psychology in higher education for the past 20 years. She has also developed and led urban teacher programs with service-learning components at two-year and four-year colleges throughout the Twin Cities. In addition, Dr. Strait has created programs to train adults in the Dakota Language and has helped refugee teachers become licensed in Minnesota. “Literacy is at the heart of all my teaching,” she says. Marybeth Lima is Professor of Biological & Agricultural Engineering at LSU, a registered professional engineer, and a nationally certified playground safety inspector. Andrew Furco is Associate Vice President for Public Engagement at the University of Minnesota, where is also serves as an Associate Professor of Higher Education. His research studies have explored the role of community engagement in K-12 and higher education, both in the U.S. and abroad. His publications include the books Service-Learning: The Essence of the Pedagogy (with. S. Billig), Service-Learning Through a Multidisciplinary Lens (with S. Billig), and Service-Learning: Does it Measure Up (with V. Jagla and J. Strait). Prior to arriving in Minnesota, he served as a faculty member in the Graduate School of Education at UC Berkeley and as Director of Berkeley’s Service-Learning Research and Development Center. He currently serves as a board member of the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE).

"Service-learning finally has grown up in the academy and this book announces its rite of passage. This book raises practical issues and visionary questions that cannot be ignored by academic leaders and faculty committed to the pedagogy of service-learning. At a time of dwindling resources and in a rapidly changing higher education landscape, Jean Strait, Marybeth Lima, and the other contributors throughtfully probe the future of service-learning and bring into focus the issues that will determine the direction it takes... As service-learning moves from the charismatic to the institutional in the academy, campuses and faculty continue to grapple with the challenge of preparing faculty to embrace best practices in service-learning pedagogy, creating true interdependent community partnerships, and harvesting service-learning experiences for moral and civic education. Fortunately, this fine work is a map for the hero's journey ahead. Read it, discuss it with academic administrators and faculty colleagues, and allow it to guide your future course and curriculum planning."Teaching Theology and Religion"The book is well illustrated as authors use specific campus examples where service-learning has been incorporated into the curriculum and student-life arenas... The content is meaty and this an active read where readers will want to break out their highlighters and sticky notes....Advisors seeking to learn, educate, or create commitment on their campuses will find that this book offers ways to do just that. More importantly, the book provides the opportunity for readers to be an active part of change."NACADA Journal

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