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This book is a reference for administrators and educators at institutions of higher learning who want to link their educational mission to helping surrounding communities. It is a multi-disciplinary and multi-method approach, incorporating research findings across the disciplines about integrating community service in traditional coursework.
Table des matières
Introduction
Chapter 1: Community Engagement Effects Across the Disciplines: Impacts on Political Efficacy, Engagement, and Apathy
Heather K. Evans
Chapter 2: Transformative Education for Students At-Risk: Intervention through Service-Learning
Barbara Greybeck, Judy Nelson, and Richard C. Henriksen, Jr.
Chapter 3: A Qualitative Study of Perceptions and Experiences of Online Victim Services Academic Community Engagement: Graduate Student Reflections
Mary M. Breaux and James G. Booker
Chapter 4: The Impact of a Service Learning Project Involving Pre-Service Teachers Working with Incarcerated Youth
John Kelly, Colin Dalton, and Diane M. Miller
Chapter 5: Empowering Teachers for Linguistic Diversity: In Search of Professional Dispositions
Mary A. Petrón and Baburhan Uzum
Chapter 6: Using a Consumer Satisfaction Survey with Clients Receiving Child-Centered Play Therapy
Denise Peterson, Yvonne Garza-Chaves, and Rick Bruhn
Chapter 7: International Service Learning: Experiences of Mainstream Preservice Teachers Teaching EFL in Naples, Italy
Burcu Ates and Yurimi Grigsby
Chapter 8: Learning Beyond the Classroom: Online Service-learning
Jin Young Choi
Chapter 9: Academic Community Engagement Research in Kinesiology: Undergraduate Students' Attitudes toward Individuals with Disabilities
Jihyun Lee, José A. Santiago, Seung Ho Chang, and Justin A. Haegele
About the Editor
About the Contributors
Index
A propos de l'auteur
Edited by Heather K. Evans
Résumé
This book is a reference for administrators and educators at institutions of higher learning who want to link their educational mission to helping surrounding communities. It is a multi-disciplinary and multi-method approach, incorporating research findings across the disciplines about integrating community service in traditional coursework.
