Building Bridges: The Allyn & Bacon Student Guide to Service-Learning

by Doris Hamner

Overview

Written by a former college instructor with extensive service learning experience, this brief book will help students understand the value of service learning, find a appropriate placement, and have a more rewarding field experience. This book can be applied to any course where students are required to fulfill some kind of learning service requirement. Undergraduates.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780205319749
Publisher:	Pearson
Publication date:	07/19/2001
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.40(d)

Table of Contents

1. Benefits of Service-Learning for the Student.


2. Benefits of Service-Learning for the Community.


3. Costs for the Service-Learner: Strategies for Avoiding Difficulties.


4. Finding a Placement.


5. Helpful Skills for the Service-Learner.


6. Tips on Doing Field Research: A How-To Guide on Participant Observation.


7. Writing Service-Learning Papers: What Is Reflection, Exactly?


8. Writing Service-Learning Papers: On Avoiding Some Common Mistakes.


9. Working in Groups.


Appendix: Resources for Service-Learners.