Voices of Strong Democracy

David Drage is an associate professor of communication and theatre arts at the University of Puget Sound. Bren Ortega Murphy is an associate professor and the chair, Communication, at Loyola University Chicago.

• About This Series—Edward Zlotkowski Preface. Service-Learning in Communication. A Natural Partnership—James L. Applegate and Sherwyn P. Morreale Part One. Program-Level Overviews Service-Learning in Communication. Why?—Paul A. Soukup Integrating Communication Theory and Practice in Community Settings. Approaches, Opportunities, and Ongoing Challenges—Christine M. Bachen Integrating Service-Learning Into the Communication Curriculum at a Research University. From Institutionalization to Assessment of Effectiveness—Mark J. Bergstrom and Connie Bullis Service-Learning at the Graduate Level—Sally Perkins, Virginia Kidd, and Gerri Smith Faculty Incentives. A Necessity for Integrating Service-Learning—Kathleen H. Stacey and Chris Wood Foreman Part Two. Service-Learning in Communication Courses Learning Language, Culture, and Community—Peggy Hashemipour Service-Learning and Interpersonal Communication. Connecting Students With the Community—Tasha Souza Small Group Problem Solving as Academic Service-Learning—Paul Yelsma Performance of Oral Traditions. A Service-Learning Approach—Kristin Bervig Valentine Advocacy in Service of Others. Service-Learning in Argumentation Courses—Mark A. Pollock Giving Students “All of the Above:” Combining Service-Learning With the Public Speaking Course—Sara Weintraub Communication and Social Change. Applied Communication Theory in Service-Learning—Robbin D. Crabtree Community Media as a Pedagogical Laboratory— Virginia Keller, Jeff Harder, and Craig Kois Read All About It! Using Civic Journalism as a Service-Learning Strategy—Eleanor Novek The Communication Campaigns Course as a Model for Incorporating Service-Learning into the Curriculum—Katherine N. Kinnick Public Relations and Public Service. Integrating Service-Learning Into the Public Relations Seminar— Lynne A. Texter and Michael F. Smith Part Three. Reflections and Resources Critical Reflection and Social Power in Service-Learning—Angela Trethewey Communication and Service-Learning. Bridging the Gap—April R. Kendall Appendix Annotated Bibliography. Service-Learning and Communication—Irene Fisher and Ann Wechsler, updated by April R. Kendall Contributors to This Volume