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Goodnough, Karen – Educational Action Research, 2014
In this case study, two high school teachers, a university researcher, and 10 high school students (ages 16-19 years) were part of an action research group that addressed an issue--smoking on school grounds--identified by a high school population as being problematic. The research was guided by the following research questions: "Within a…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Youth Leaders, Youth Opportunities, Case Studies
Kwok-bong, Chan – New Horizons in Education, 2009
Background: In recent years, more and more secondary schools in Hong Kong begin to employ service learning in designing student learning activities. A vast majority of these attempts is developed based on the philanthropic ideas of altruism, love and care; it involves serving elderly people living in the elderly homes far away from the school…
Descriptors: Community Services, Secondary Schools, Altruism, Service Learning