A field-based undergraduate theology course is described. The course involves community service with nursing home residents or older adult center participants; seminars to explore the dynamics of caring, suffering, aging, and dying, and to share personal experiences and questions; a weekly journal; and a comprehensive case study. (SW)

Verbal learning does not prepare adolescents for a society which expects students to graduate as adults from secondary school. This is obvious when one sees how often adolescents are excluded from adult activities and responsibilities. Experiential learning can provide students with a link between academic content and the self-confidence adulthood…

This two-part booklet provides guidelines for students and agencies involved in Projects in Community Service, a transferable elective course offered under ten departments at Glendale Community College (Arizona). Part I offers guidelines to help students who wish to participate in volunteer programs while exploring possible careers and assisting…