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Service learning in the community : the cultural implications of positive change / Joyce Duncan and Teresa Brooks Taylor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Duncan, Joyce, author.
- Taylor, Teresa Brooks, author.
- Series:
- Educational psychology collection.
- Educational psychology collection
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Service learning--United States.
- Service learning.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 68 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Momentum Press, [2015]
- Contents:
- 1. The foundations of service learning
- What is service-learning?
- Project or placement
- History of service-learning
- Choices
- Definition of terms
- Final thoughts
- 2. Giving something to gain something
- Service-learning and reciprocity
- Reciprocity defined
- Important components of reciprocity in service-learning
- Roles and expectations
- Expectations for the student
- Expectations of community agency
- Expectations of the university, faculty, and service-learning staff
- Overview of mutual exchange
- 3. Understanding the impact of service learning
- Power of language
- Community as classroom
- Social identity
- Methods of reflection
- Sense of place
- Self-reflection
- Personal development
- 4. How cultural differences and understanding come into play
- What is culture?
- Social capital
- Community change process
- Definitions
- Cultural norms
- Social justice
- Power
- 5. Understanding the implications of diversity
- Insiders versus outsiders
- Adaptation
- Prejudice
- Discrimination
- Stereotypes
- Perception
- Proxemics
- Learning styles
- Reflection
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Co-published with Cognella Academic Publishing.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-66) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- OCLC:
- 911067682
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