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Hughes, Janette; Gadanidis, George – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2010
This paper is exploratory in nature and our research goal is to develop a conceptualization of "learning as community service" in a new media context. The setting for the study is an after-school program involving middle school children in a First Nations community. In the after-school program, children developed knowledge about (1) their…
Descriptors: School Activities, After School Programs, Service Learning, Community Services
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Kielsmeier, James C.; Scales, Peter C.; Roehlkepartain, Eugene C.; Neal, Marybeth – Reclaiming Children and Youth: The Journal of Strength-based Interventions, 2004
This study reaffirms the potential and power of service-learning as a strategy for simultaneously engaging young people in civic and community life, promoting their healthy development, and strengthening their education. It reveals a core of school leaders who believe strongly in the importance and power of service-learning--even in the face of…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Middle Schools, High Schools, Community Services