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by Howard A. Berry and Linda A. Chisholm
This report, supported by the Ford Foundation, is the first international survey of service-learning. In addition to describing models of service-learning programs, it gives examples of service-learning from over 100 institutions in 33 countries. The report will be of interest to service-learning practitioners and international program directors interested in comparative examples of service-learning programs, and to those interested in educational reform through service-learning.
Service-Learning in Higher Education Around the World: An Initial Look
a report by Howard A. Berry and Linda A. Chisholm
1999. 129 pages.
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ISBN 0-9701984-1-8
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Purpose and extent of the study; sources of information
Chapter I - Educators' Reasons
Reasons for the initiation and development of service-learning programs
Chapter II - Varieties of Service
Community needs that students are addressing through service-learning
Chapter III - Primary Models
Models for linking academic studies to community volunteer service
Chapter IV - Related Issues
Other issues related to the arranging and organizing of service-learning
Chapter V - Institutional Commitment
Six outstanding examples from around the world
Chapter VI - Present and Future States
The state of service-learning at the present, its future, and steps for getting there
Appendices
I. Acknowledgments
II. About the International Partnership
III. The Wingspread Resolutions, list of signatories
IV. The Distinguished Partner Program
V. The National Service Scheme of India
