Culturally Engaging Service-Learning With Diverse Communities

Culturally Engaging Service-Learning With Diverse Communities
Author: Delano-Oriaran, Omobolade O.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2017-09-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1522529012

Evaluating the experiences of racially marginalized and underrepresented groups is vital to creating equality in society. Such actions have the potential to provoke an interest in universities to adopt high-impact pedagogical practices that attempt to eliminate institutional injustices. Culturally Engaging Service-Learning With Diverse Communities is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly research on service-learning models that recognize how systemic social injustices continue to pervade society. Featuring extensive coverage on a broad range of topics and perspectives such as cultural humility, oral histories, and social ecology, this book is ideally designed for scholars, practitioners, and students interested in engaging in thoughtful and authentic partnerships with diverse groups.

Community Service-Learning

Community Service-Learning
Author: Rahima C. Wade
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 408
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780791431832

Presents a comprehensive resource for those interested in youth involvement in community service as part of the public school curriculum.

Exploring Cultural Dynamics and Tensions Within Service-learning

Exploring Cultural Dynamics and Tensions Within Service-learning
Author: Trae Stewart
Publisher: Information Age Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Multiculturalism
ISBN: 9781617354656

Service-learning is an exciting pedagogy and field of study, offering insight into how academic study and community engagement blend to create social change. In its most traditional conceptualization, servicelearning activities typically manifest within communities where outside individuals address a need. Servicelearning is purported to have a transforming effect on individual student perspectives by providing students the opportunity to interact with people and enter into situations that allow students to test their predisposition towards others. However, the literature on the impact of service-learning on participants' acceptance of diversity and development of open-mindedness reports mixed outcomes. The purpose of this book is to explore cultural tensions and dynamics within the field of service-learning. It is not meant to be an exhaustive review of the interplay between culture and service learning, but rather a starting point for an ongoing conversation about how this complex topic impacts the field. In 18 chapters, educators, students, and administrators investigate the cultural values of servicelearning itself and the tensions created when this is at odds with the values of others within K-12 and higher education in the United States and abroad. Authors include community organization representatives, researchers, directors of offices of community engagement, university administrators, junior and senior faculty, and former service-learning undergraduate students. Submissions reflect a range of genres, including theoretical/conceptual pieces, position papers, case studies, and other traditional academic essays, challenging how students and community members are affected by the cultural tensions within service-learning engagement.

Multicultural Service Learning

Multicultural Service Learning
Author: Marilynne Boyle-Baise
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2002-07-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780807742334

Stresses the relationship between service learning and multicultural education in the classroom, emphasizing the need for teachers to perform community service to gain new insight into teaching about diversity.

The Wiley International Handbook of Service-Learning for Social Justice

The Wiley International Handbook of Service-Learning for Social Justice
Author: Darren E. Lund
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 520
Release: 2018-08-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1119144388

A comprehensive guide to service-learning for social justice written by an international panel of experts The Wiley International Handbook of Service-Learning for Social Justice offers a review of recent trends in social justice that have been, until recently, marginalized in the field of service-learning. The authors offer a guide for establishing and nurturing social justice in a variety of service-learning programs, and show that incorporating the principles of social justice in service-learning can empower communities to resist and disrupt oppressive power structures, and work for solidarity with host and partner communities. With contributions from an international panel of experts, the Handbook contains a critique of the field’s roots in charity; a review of the problematization of Whitenormativity, paired with the bolstering of diverse voices and perspectives; and information on the embrace of emotional elements including tension, ambiguity, and discomfort. This important resource: Considers the role of the community in service-learning and other community‐engaged models of education and practice Explores the necessity of disruption and dissonance in service-learning Discusses a number of targeted issues that often arise in service-learning contexts Offers a practical guide to establishing and nurturing social justice at the heart of an international service-learning program Written for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, scholars, and educators, The Wiley International Handbook of Service-Learning for Social Justice highlights social justice as a conflict‐ridden struggle against inequality, xenophobia, and oppression, and offers practical suggestions for incorporating service-learning programs in various arenas.

The SAGE Sourcebook of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement

The SAGE Sourcebook of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement
Author: Omobolade Delano-Oriaran
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 521
Release: 2015-03-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1483346617

Service-Learning and Civic Engagement: A Sourcebook focuses on historical, philosophical, social foundations, practices and models of service-learning and civic engagement. The title offers practical, jargon-free chapters applicable to any educational institution as well as community organizations that might consult the work. Key Features Practical, jargon-free chapters applicable to any educational institution as well as community organizations that might consult the work 58 signed chapters are organized into thematic parts, such as Concepts & Theoretical Approaches, Historical & Social Foundations, The Role of Service-Learning in Higher Education, The Role of the Community, Lessons Learned & Future Directions, etc. Thematic parts provide a practical sampling of syllabi, lesson plans, activities and resources, and online websites and databases supporting service-learning. Glossary (key terms commonly used in discussions and research on service-learning and civic engagement) Bibliography of sources consulted in production of the volume This Sourcebook is a scholarly source ideal for any educational institution and academic library as well as public libraries and community organizations that might consult the work on historical, philosophical social foundations, practices and models of service-learning and civic engagement.

The Student Companion to Community-Engaged Learning

The Student Companion to Community-Engaged Learning
Author: David M. Donahue
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2023-07-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 100098110X

This compact, accessibly written text prepares students for their experience of community-based learning. It is designed for students to read and reflect on independently or to foster discussion in class on their motivations and dispositions toward community engagement and service learning. It prepares students to work with diverse individuals, groups, and organizations that may be outside their prior experience. Faculty can use the book as a tool to deepen the educational experience of the course and enrich community engagement. This text is a guide to what’s involved in community-engaged learning, from understanding the pervasiveness of social, economic and environmental problems, to learning about how individuals and organizations in communities work to overcome them. Students will discover through a process of reflection how service connects to personal development and the content of their courses, builds their ability to engage with people different from themselves, and develops new life skills, all in the context of working with communities to overcome systemic injustice.Critical questions woven into each chapter prompt students to reflect on ideas and perspectives about social justice, community development, and their role in fostering them.The book concludes with case studies of students who have experienced the transformative power of community-engaged learning. The stories illustrate common themes inherent in the student experience, including listening to understand, challenging stereotypes, learning the nature of their role, and seeing the world through a new lens.A special feature of this book is the embedded QR codes that provide access, as students read the text, to online resources, and original and public videos that explore particular themes or perspectives more deeply. The authors also include text directed to faculty to provide ideas about framing their community-engaged course and integrating the book.

Working en comunidad

Working en comunidad
Author: Elena Foulis
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2024-09-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0816553548

Working in community is critical to several fields. Working en comunidad focuses on service-learning and Latina/o/e communities within a variety of institutional contexts. It provides a practical framework grounded in theoretical approaches that center Latina/o/e experiences as foundational to understanding how to prepare students to work in the community and en comunidad. The volume tackles three major themes: ethical approaches to working with Latina/o/e communities within language courses and beyond; preparing Latina/o/e students for working with their own communities in different environments; and ensuring equitable practices and building relationships that are mutually beneficial for students and community members. The editors forward two central arguments: (1) Equitable community engagement in higher education is a reflective and reciprocal process that develops empathy and personal and professional growth in students; and (2) service-learning is most transformative when it explicitly guides students and the community to build cultural humility and recognize Latina/o/e experiences and agency as foundational to the learning process. Many of the contributors and editors are Latina/o/e-identified scholars, practitioners, and researchers, who lend a rich body of experience and a personal dedication to this work. They present distinct approaches and geographies, as well as range of institutions, to offer a wide scope of engaged work that builds on the concept of comunidad to advance a critical new conceptual framework of equitable education and racial justice. Contributors Stacey Alex Elena Foulis Christina García Catherine Komisaruk Kelly Lowther Pereira Glenn Martínez María Luisa Parra-Velasco

Learning Through Serving

Learning Through Serving
Author: Christine M. Cress
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2023-07-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000980618

This substantially expanded new edition of this widely-used and acclaimed text maintains the objectives and tenets of the first. It is designed to help students understand and reflect on their community service experiences both as individuals and as citizens of communities in need of their compassionate expertise. It is designed to assist faculty in facilitating student development of compassionate expertise through the context of service in applying disciplinary knowledge to community issues and challenges. In sum, the book is about how to make academic sense of civic service in preparing for roles as future citizen leaders. Each chapter has been developed to be read and reviewed, in sequence, over the term of a service-learning course. Students in a semester course might read just one chapter each week, while those in a quarter-term course might need to read one to two chapters per week. The chapters are intentionally short, averaging 8 to 14 pages, so they do not interfere with other course content reading. This edition presents four new chapters on Mentoring, Leadership, Becoming a Change Agent, and Short-Term Immersive and Global Service-Learning experiences. The authors have also revised the original chapters to more fully address issues of social justice, privilege/power, diversity, intercultural communication, and technology; have added more disciplinary examples; incorporated additional academic content for understanding service-learning issues (e.g., attribution theory); and cover issues related to students with disabilities, and international students. This text is a student-friendly, self-directed guide to service-learning that: Develops the skills needed to succeed Clearly links service-learning to the learning goals of the course Combines self-study and peer-study workbook formats with activities that can be incorporated in class, to give teachers maximum flexibility in structuring their service-learning courses Promotes independent and collaborative learning Equally suitable for courses of a few weeks’ or a few months’ duration Shows students how to assess progress and communicate end-results Written for students participating in service learning as a class, but also suitable for students working individually on a project. Instructor's Manual This Instructor Manual discusses the following six key areas for aligning your course with use of Learning through Serving, whether you teach a senior-level high school class, freshman studies course, or a college capstone class: 1. Course and syllabus design 2. Community-partner collaboration 3. Creating class community 4. Strategic teaching techniques 5. Developing intercultural competence 6. Impact assessment

Learning with the Community

Learning with the Community
Author: Joseph Arthur Erickson
Publisher: Stylus Publishing, LLC.
Total Pages: 276
Release: 1997
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1563770113

This monograph is an attempt to bring together the best recent work in the field to assist teacher educators in developing successful service-learning in their programs and to promote policies and procedures that will foster successful service-learning activities at the local, state, and national levels. Part 1: "Theory, Research, and Foundational Issues" includes chapters entitled "Service-Learning: An Essential Process for Preparing Teachers as Transformational Leaders in the Reform of Public Education" (Carol Myers and Terry Pickeral); "School-Based Service: A Review of Research for Teacher Educators" (Susan C. Root); "Service-Learning and Evaluation: An Inseparable Process" (Robert Shumer); "Service-Learning Professional Development for Experienced Teachers" (Don Hill and Denise Clark Pope); and "Teacher Education and Service-Learning: A Critical Perspective" (Robert Shumer). Part 2: "Diverse Perspectives of Service-Learning and Teacher Education" includes chapters entitled: "Introduction to Part 2" (Joseph A. Erickson); "Working with Preservice Teachers to Improve Service-Learning: A Master Teacher's Perspective" (Christine Hunstiger Keithahn); "A Recent Teacher Education Graduate's View of Service-Learning" (Theresa J. H. Magelssen); "A K-12 Administrator's Perspective" (Mary J. Syfax Noble); "A Service Recipient's Perspective" (Janet Salo, with Susan O'Connor); "Collaborating with the Community: A Campus-Based Teacher Educator's Story" (Rahima C. Wade) and "Turtle Island Project: Service-Learning in Native Communities" (John Guffey). Part 3: "Models for the Integration of Service-Learning and Teacher Education" includes chapters entitled: "Introduction to Part 3" (Jeffrey B. Anderson); "James Madison University" (Diane Fuqua); "Kentucky State University" (Carole A. Cobb); "Clark Atlanta University" (William H. Denton); "Valparaiso University" (Jose Arredondo); "Alverno College" (Julie A. Stoffels); "Gustavus Adolphus College" (Carolyn O'Grady); "Washington State University" (Gerald H. Maring); "California State University-San Marcos" (Joseph F. Keating); "Mankato State University" (Darrol Bussler); "Clemson University" (Carol Weatherford, Marty Duckenfield, and Janet Wright); "Augsburg College" (Vicki L. Olson and Susan O'Connor); "University of Iowa" (Rahima Wade); Ryan); "Seattle University" (Jeffrey B. Anderson); "Providence College" (Jane Callahan and Lynne Ryan). (Contains seven figures, an annotated bibliography, and an appendix, which includes a list of service-learning resources and contributors.) (LH)