Service Learning Comm Studies - Softcover

Isaacson, Rick; Saperstein, Jeff

 
9780534566319: Service Learning Comm Studies

Synopsis

This handbook is an invaluable resource for students in a communication course with a service-learning component. The handbook provides guidelines for connecting service learning work with classroom concepts and advice for working effectively with agencies and organizations. It also provides model forms and reports and a directory of online resources.

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About the Authors

Rick Isaacson is Internship and Service-Learning Director for the Department of Speech and Communication Studies at San Francisco State University. He teaches courses including, Persuasion, Speech for the Classroom Teacher, Rhetoric of the Media, and Group Discussion. His students have pursued service-learning activities in a variety of community agencies, including homeless shelters, convalescent homes, mediation centers, public health agencies and mentoring and literacy programs. He finds that volunteering often inspires the most compelling student speeches, essays, and journals, as community service dispels many preconceptions students bring to their service experience.

Jeff Saperstein is a Lecturer in the Marketing Department of San Francisco State University¿s College of Business, teaching courses in international marketing. With more than 20 years of experience providing marketing consultant services, his clientele ranges from corporations to non-profit agencies. His areas of expertise include Regional Strategy Development, New Economy, and High Tech Marketing.

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