Service Learning Across the Curriculum Case Applications in Higher Education

by Madden, Steven J.; Duckenfield, Marty; Conner-Greene, Patricia; Haque, Mary; Tai, Lolly; Mey, Brenda Vander; Hinton, Jennifer; McGuire, Francis; Witthoeft, Judith; McDonald, Jessyna; Mitchell, Deb; Knowles, Patricia A.; Rice, Elizabeth C.; R.Wagner, John;

• ISBN13: 9780761815846
• ISBN10: 0761815848
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-15
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

With its roots in the Progressive educational movement led by John Dewey, service learning is an educational method that emphasizes learning through meaningful experiences in which concepts explored in the classroom are applied for the greater benefit of society. In this edited volume, authors from various disciplines discuss how they have incorporated service learning into their teaching and provide examples of the approaches and methodologies that others can use to develop similar programs for their own classes. The authors demonstrate how service learning can be applied to areas as diverse as horticulture and landscape design to marketing and business, all with a goal to fulfill the developmental needs of students as well as the social needs of a particular project's benefactor. Service Learning Across the Curriculum is an unprecedented work that will inspire instructors to promote social prosperity through the education, service, and citizenship of their students.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Steven J. Madden
An Orientation to Service Learning	1	(8)
Marty Duckenfield
Steven J. Madden
Psychology	9	(14)
Patricia Conner-Greene
Horticulture; Planning and Landscape Architecture; and Sociology	23	(16)
Mary Haque
Lolly Tai
Brenda Vander Mey
Public Health and Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management	39	(10)
Jennifer Hinton
Francis McGuire
Judith Witthoeft
Jessyna McDonald
Deb Mitchell
Marketing	49	(10)
Patricia A. Knowles
Organizational Communication	59	(26)
Steven J. Madden
Business Writing	85	(14)
Elizabeth C. Rice
Science	99	(26)
John R. Wagner
Eric R. Caldwell
Education	125	(14)
Carol G. Weatherford
Emma M. Owens
Technical Writing	139	(16)
Barbara Weaver
Index	155	(4)
About the Authors	159	(6)
Acknowledgements	165