You don't need to be a teacher to recognize that important student learning takes place outside of the classroom. Service learning is an intentional instructional strategy used by schools across the ...

For Dr. Janna Martin's human relations students at the University of Oklahoma, some of the most meaningful lessons happen outside the classroom. Martin, affectionately known as "Dr. J," has taught ...

Service learning is an educational program that integrates community service with classroom instruction to enhance learning, teach civic responsibility and strengthen communities. For the chemical ...

The two primary aims of service-learning should be to offer an intellectually rich educational experience for students and to address a significant community need. The service-learning project should ...

The names of the students mentioned have been changed for this story. In 2020, California’s State Board of Education adopted criteria and guidance to award a State Seal of Civic Engagement to students ...

CENTREVILLE - Students and staff from Sudlersville Middle School gathered this month to share what they learned in the Tree ...

The UAB Office of Service Learning and Undergraduate Research connects students, faculty, and community nonprofit partners to enrich student academic learning, promote civic engagement, and to ...

The final workshop session was an opportunity for reflection on the future of geoscience service-learning and the primary messages from the presentations and discussions. Committee chair Cathy Manduca ...

If you went to college a while back, the idea of service learning may be a new one. It was certainly not an option when yours truly was a student, and I am the poorer for it. In essence, service ...

Service Learning sees students participating in projects that serve the community's needs, as part of the engineer's responsibility to society. Through this experience, students develop ...

Suggested Citation: "4 Characterizing Current Service-Learning." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Service-Learning in Undergraduate Geosciences: Proceedings of a ...