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Service-Learning - History, Theory, and Issues (Hardcover)
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Service-Learning - History, Theory, and Issues (Hardcover)
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Although service-learning programs can have diverse theoretical
roots, faculty who engage their students in service-learning may
not be be cognizant of alternatives to the one they adopt. This
book presents not only a historical perspective, but it also
debates the theories and issues surrounding the conflicts inherent
in those theories. One theory, based on a philanthropic model,
engages students in a commitment to serve others from a sense of
gratitude for their own good fortunes or from a desire to "give
back" to communities from which they have benefited. Typically,
service-learning programs based on the philanthropic or
communitarian models deal with the overt needs of community
members. In contrast, the civic model requires deeper analysis of
the various political and social issues that may be the cause of
social conditions that require the help of the more fortunate.
Opponents of the civic theory fear that proponents see the
classroom as a forum for advancing particular political agendas,
conceivably indoctrinating students to a particular view of social
injustices. This book presents the theories and critiques their
merits and liabilities, providing insight into the widely divergent
curricular applications. It also examines the reasons professors
should consider service-learning components in their classes and
provides resources for further investigation of both theory and
practice.
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