Higher Education Service-Learning Sourcebook

Robin Jeffrey Crews

ISBN 10: 157356253X / ISBN 13: 9781573562539

Published by Praeger, 2001

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Service-learning in higher education symbiotically combines community service and academic study--that both fields strengthen in the union is one reason for the movement's increasing popularity. This comprehensive guide to service-learning in colleges and universities includes:. A-Z encyclopedia of terms and concepts. Directory of service-learning programs and services at 325 colleges and universities. Resource guide to essential information culled from books, journals, Web sites, and Internet discussion groups. Directory of service-learning organizations, conferences, institutes, and training opportunities. Inventory of awards, scholarships, fellowships, internships, and grants in the fieldThis multi-faceted new resource is a gold mine for college administrators, faculty, students, and volunteer coordinators involved in higher education service-learning.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Higher Education Service-Learning Sourcebook
• Publisher: Praeger
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157356253X
• ISBN 13: 9781573562539
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 260W x 183H x 22D millimeters 260 millimeters width by 183 millimeters height by 22 millimeters depth
• Weight: 799 grams

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Synopsis

Service-learning in higher education symbiotically combines community service and academic study--that both fields strengthen in the union is one reason for the movement's increasing popularity. This comprehensive guide to service-learning in colleges and universities includes:

• A-Z encyclopedia of terms and concepts
• Directory of service-learning programs and services at 325 colleges and universities
• Resource guide to essential information culled from books, journals, Web sites, and Internet discussion groups
• Directory of service-learning organizations, conferences, institutes, and training opportunities
• Inventory of awards, scholarships, fellowships, internships, and grants in the field

This multi-faceted new resource is a gold mine for college administrators, faculty, students, and volunteer coordinators involved in higher education service-learning.

About the Author

ROBIN J. CREWS is visiting associate professor and acting director of the Peace Studies Program and special assistant to the academic dean at Goucher College. He is also an international faculty member of the M.A. Program in Peace and Development Studies at the Universitat Jaume I, Castellon, Spain, and the European Peace University, Stadtschlaining, Austria. Dr. Crews is founder and list owner of the Service-Learning Discussion Group and the Peace Studies Discussion Group on the Internet

under and website owner of Service-Learning: The Home of Service-Learning on the World Wide Web (http://csf.colorado.edu/sl) and Peace and Conflict: The Home of Peace Studies on the World Wide Web (http://csf.colorado.edu/peace)

d a founding editor of Communications for a Sustainable Future (CSF), located at the University of Colorado at Boulder.