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Kendall, Jane C., Ed.; And Others – 1990
This publication is the second of three volumes of a resource book intended for anyone who wants to start, strengthen, or support a program or course that combines community or public service with learning. This volume, which is organized in four parts, provides a variety of practical issues and ideas for programs and courses that combine service…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), College Programs, Community Services, Course Descriptions
Toole, Pamela, Ed.; Gorak, Kathleen, Ed.; Warnes, Rebecca, Ed. – 1995
This handbook was developed for those selected as part of the Kellogg Peer Consultant Initiative which seeks to promote the inclusion of service-learning into core academic curricula. Consultants provide teacher education programs and technical support to those educators developing new programs or strengthening existing programs. The manual is…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Peer Influence
Duckenfield, Marty, Ed.; Swick, Kevin J., Ed. – 2002
This book presents papers by teacher educators who describe how they foster the integration of service learning into their teacher education programs, with the eventual goal of institutionalization. The papers are: "Introduction" (Marty Duckenfield and Kevin J. Swick); "An Experiment in Implementation" (Bill Yost);…
Descriptors: Action Research, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Christenson, Mary, Ed.; Johnston, Marilyn, Ed.; Norris, Jim, Ed. – 2001
This bulletin, a collection of essays, provides preservice, beginning, and experienced social studies teachers with provocative ideas for and a realistic look at the challenges of developing curriculum through collaboration between elementary/secondary teachers and university professors. The book begins with an introductory essay by the editors.…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, College School Cooperation, Educational Improvement
Weil, Danny, Ed.; Anderson, Holly Kathleen, Ed. – 2000
This publication presents essays that offer exemplary teaching practices and theoretical discussions concerning critical thinking. Covering a wide range of topics, the essays include a varied selection of readings that contemplate how teaching can become a powerful experience for both educators and students. The essays focus on classroom learning…
Descriptors: Art Education, Citizen Participation, Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking
DeVitis, Joseph L., Ed.; Johns, Robert W., Ed.; Simpson, Douglas J., Ed. – 1998
The product of faculty, staff, and students from 10 exemplary programs in service learning at selected liberal arts colleges across the country, this collection of essays addresses vital issues in liberal learning and education for community. The collection's focus is the creation of educational goals and strategies for developing a service…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Educational Environment, General Education
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Bixby, Janet S., Ed.; Pace, Judith L., Ed. – SUNY Press, 2008
This book offers a groundbreaking examination of citizenship education programs that serve contemporary youth in schools and communities across the United States. These programs include social studies classes and curricula, school governance, and community-based education efforts. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach to exploring the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Social Studies, Governance, Community Education
Sigmon, Robert L.; And Others – 1996
This collection of 17 papers focuses on the important role of service-learning in the education of students at liberal arts colleges, drawing on the activities of the Learning and Service Alliance sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC). They include: (1) "An Introduction to Service-Learning" (Robert L. Sigmon); (2)…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Private Colleges, Program Descriptions
Leahy, Anna, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2005
This book remaps theories and practices for teaching creative writing at university and college level. This collection critiques well-established approaches for teaching creative writing in all genres and builds a comprehensive and adaptable pedagogy based on issues of authority, power, and identity. A long-needed reflection, this book shapes…
Descriptors: Mentors, Grading, Creative Writing, Writing Instruction
Dosser, David A., Jr., Ed.; Handron, Dorothea, Ed.; McCammon, Susan, Ed.; Powell, John Y., Ed. – 2001
Over the past decade, the care of children with serious emotional challenges has evolved toward a system of care encompassing a coordinated spectrum of services and supports responsive to child and family needs. This book is a collection of papers based on work at East Carolina University that examines elements of the system of care in relation to…
Descriptors: Children, Cooperation, Emotional Disturbances, Empowerment
Zlotkowski, Edward, Ed. – 1998
The 11 chapters in this book describe successful innovative programs of service learning at the undergraduate level. Emphasis is on how different kinds of institutions, facing different internal and external circumstances, have made service-learning an institutional asset. The chapters are: (1) "Introduction: A New Model of Excellence" (Edward…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Diversity (Institutional)
Johns, Beverley H., Ed.; Guetzloe, Eleanor C., Ed. – 2004
This document presents a range of evidence-based strategies, procedures, and models appropriate for inclusive education intervention programs with children and youth with emotional and/or behavioral disorders. Chapters have the following titles and authors: (1) "Placing Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in General Education…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies, Compliance (Legal)
Burns, W. David, Ed. – 1999
This monograph presents eight essays that reflect lessons learned and insights gained from a project of the Association of American Colleges and Universities Program for Health and Higher Education (PHHE) to help leaders improve undergraduate learning by engaging higher education in the solution to preventing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, College Role, Democracy, Epidemiology
Richards, Anthony, Ed.; Bocarro, Jason, Ed. – 1995
The articles in this collection address various definitions, viewpoints, and treatments for youth at risk and youth offenders. Articles not only examine alternatives to incarceration, but also provide examples of value-forming experiences beneficial to all young people. The articles and authors are: (1) "Introduction" (Anthony Richards); (2) "The…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Agency Cooperation, Antisocial Behavior
Hopkins, Ruth A.; Prins, Esther – 2001
This document contains a series of 2001 research briefs, Catalyst: Inquiry for Change (Volume 1), that is part of a research project supported by the Institute for Community College Development at Cornell University, New York. The Institute's research projects are stakeholder driven for the purpose of researching areas of the most interest to…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Community Needs
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