Service-learning and educating in challenging contexts : international perspectives / edited by Timothy Murphy and Jon E. C. Tan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Murphy, Timothy (Timothy Richard)

Tan, Jon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Service learning--Cross-cultural studies.

Service learning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Explores best practice for engagement with challenging educational contexts through service-learning drawing on the contributors' international experience"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Foreword Andy Furco

Introduction Timothy Murphy and Jon Tan

Part I: Service Learning and Educating in Challenging Contexts in the United States of America

1. Study Circles and Service Learning: Community Engagement for Pre-service Teachers Katia Gonzales, Rhoda Frumkin and Jennifer Lauria

2. Service Learning and Urban Teaching in the USA: Building Communities for Social Justice Noah Borrero

3. Service Learning in Challenging Contexts: On-line and in the Disaster Zone Jean Strait, Jenna Londy and Ana Panone

Part II: Service-Learning and Educating in Challenging Contexts in Europe, South Africa and Australia

4. Educating Educational Practitioners for a Post-apartheid South Africa: Using Service Learning to Integrate School Communities and University Students Nadine Peterson and Helen Dunbar-Krige

5. Service Learning and School Development in German Teacher Education Anne Sliwka and Britta Klopsch

6. Empowering Educational Practice Through Service-Learning in the UK: Case Studies from Leeds Metropolitan University Timothy Murphy and John Tan

7. Wider Perspectives in Education: A Case Study of Transformative Global Learning from the UK Phil Bamber

8. The Transformative Potential of Service/Community-Based Learning in Initial Teacher Education: A Case Study from Ireland Josephine Boland and Elaine Keane

9. Service Learning Experience for the development of Inclusion: A Case Study from Spain Esther Luna

10. Service-Learning: Why Do It In Non-formal Education? Roser Batlle Suner

11. Service Learning in the Australian Values Education Program Terry J Lovat

12. Shaping Professional Teacher Identities through Service Learning in Australia Anne Power

Conclusion Timothy Murphy and Jon Tan

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-350-09123-5

1-283-94841-9

1-4411-1800-4

OCLC:

823724815