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A Blueprint for Promoting Academic and Social Competence in After-School ProgramsService-Learning: Learning by Doing for Others

A Blueprint for Promoting Academic and Social Competence in After-School Programs:... Chapter 6 Christine I. Celio and Joseph A. Durlak Did you ever do volunteer work when you were growing up? Did you organize a food drive, serve food at a shelter, or clean up a trail? If so, you are not alone. Many young people do community service of one sort or another, volunteering their time and effort for many worthwhile causes. In 1999, 64% of all public schools had students participating in community service activities, and 32% of all public schools had connected these service experiences to the academic curriculum in some fashion (National Center for Education Statistics, 2006). More recently, Kielsmeier (2004) found that approximately 56,000 public K–12 schools in the United States offer some sort of service opportunities, and roughly 23,000 public schools have formal service-learning projects or pro- grams in place. These numbers illustrate that many school children do commu- nity service and that, in many cases, this community service has become a formal part of students’ learning. Service-learning, the integration of community service with an academic curriculum, is the focus of this chapter. The next sections define service-learning (SL) in more detail, indicate its potential benefits, and then offer recommenda- tions on how to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Blueprint for Promoting Academic and Social Competence in After-School ProgramsService-Learning: Learning by Doing for Others

Part of the Issues in Children’s and Families’ Lives Book Series (volume 10)
Editors: Gullotta, Thomas P.; Bloom, Martin; Gullotta, Christianne F.; Messina, Jennifer C.
Celio, Christine I.; Durlak, Joseph A.
Springer Journals — Sep 20, 2008
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Chapter 6 Christine I. Celio and Joseph A. Durlak Did you ever do volunteer work when you were growing up? Did you organize a food drive, serve food at a shelter, or clean up a trail? If so, you are not alone. Many young people do community service of one sort or another, volunteering their time and effort for many worthwhile causes. In 1999, 64% of all public schools had students participating in community service activities, and 32% of all public schools had connected these service experiences to the academic curriculum in some fashion (National Center for Education Statistics, 2006). More recently, Kielsmeier (2004) found that approximately 56,000 public K–12 schools in the United States offer some sort of service opportunities, and roughly 23,000 public schools have formal service-learning projects or pro- grams in place. These numbers illustrate that many school children do commu- nity service and that, in many cases, this community service has become a formal part of students’ learning. Service-learning, the integration of community service with an academic curriculum, is the focus of this chapter. The next sections define service-learning (SL) in more detail, indicate its potential benefits, and then offer recommenda- tions on how to

Published: Sep 20, 2008

Keywords: Logic Model; Community Service; Civic Engagement; Middle School Student; Affective Empathy

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