Service-Learning in Higher Education: Critical Issues and Directions

Butin, D.

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 and explores what it could offer us in the future.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2005-08-11

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781403968777

DOI: 10.1057/9781403981042

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 230