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Fullerton, Ann; Reitenauer, Vicki L. – Metropolitan Universities, 2015
In the past twenty years, much research has been conducted into the effects of community-based learning and service-learning on students, but studies into the long-term impacts that persist after graduation have been fewer in number. In this article, the authors share perspectives from Portland State University alumni on the lasting significance…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Education, Service Learning, Experiential Learning
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Neeper, Lance S.; Dymond, Stacy K. – Science and Children, 2012
Teachers created an after-school club called The Green Team and implemented an instructional strategy know as service-learning to teach environmental science. This article describes the transformation that occurred over a three-year period and illustrates how service-learning can provide a framework for environmental education. (Contains 1 figure,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Environmental Education, After School Programs, Clubs
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Kuehn, Robert R.; Joy, Peter A. – Academe, 2010
This year, across the nation, state legislators and powerful corporate interests with financial ties to universities and influence over them have launched an unprecedented number of attacks on law school clinics. As universities increasingly seek to educate students through service-learning courses, law school clinics may be the bellwether for…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Legal Education (Professions), Service Learning, Experiential Learning