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Resources for Community Service Learning.
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Jones, Byrd L.; Kinsley, Carol W. – Equity and Excellence in Education, 1993
Selected resources for community service learning are presented in the following categories: (1) service learning (17 resources); (2) adolescents today (6 resources); (3) interorganizational and community relations (5 resources); and (4) assessment (5 resources). (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Organizational Development
"Leave School and Learn": Seekonk High School's Independent Study Program.
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Anderson, Jay D. – Equity and Excellence in Education, 1993
Describes the Independent Study Program of Seekonk High School (Massachusetts), a program that allows students to leave school on a regular basis to volunteer within the community. Seniors choose a project and submit it for approval. Suggestions are given for implementing and sustaining such a program. (SLD)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Educational Change, High School Seniors, High Schools
Democratic Education, Student Empowerment, and Community Service: Theory and Practice.
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Seigel, Susan; Rockwood, Virginia – Equity and Excellence in Education, 1993
Outlines connections between community service experiences and preparing young people for participatory citizenship in a democratic society, identifying components of democratic education practices, distinguishing characteristics that promote democratic citizenship education, and describing several community service learning projects. (SLD)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Programs, Critical Thinking, Democracy
Community Service Learning as Pedagogy.
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Kinsley, Carol W. – Equity and Excellence in Education, 1993
The case study of community service learning (CSL) by an interdisciplinary team at a middle school in Springfield (Massachusetts) provides information about what happens when teachers integrate community services into the curriculum as an instructional strategy. Community theater management and environmental lobbying projects illustrate issues in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Passionate Commitment to a Multicultural Society.
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Nieto, Jesus; And Others – Equity and Excellence in Education, 1994
Describes the development and implementation of a course on multicultural education as an important part of teacher education at San Diego State College (California). The course centers on establishing a sense of community, promoting critical thinking, and promoting social responsibility and agency for change. (SLD)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Involvement, Critical Thinking, Cultural Awareness
Community Service Learning at Putnam High School.
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Gonzalez, Juan; And Others – Equity and Excellence in Education, 1993
A male minority-group high school student and a teacher at Putnam High School in Springfield (Massachusetts) share experiences with community service learning (CSL) projects. A project facilitator describes the plans for implementing CSL throughout the city. (SLD)
Descriptors: Arbitration, Citizenship Education, Community Programs, High School Students
Community Service Learning: One School's Story.
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Kelliher, Margaret F. – Equity and Excellence in Education, 1993
Describes community service learning (CSL) programs at Pottenger School, Springfield (Massachusetts). The kindergarten through grade-12 school, a literature-based whole-language school, integrates CSL into the curriculum through writing about student experiences. CSL projects have included feeding the homeless, corresponding with a soldier, and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Citizenship Education, Community Programs, Elementary Education
Excellence and Equity in Mathematics: Not a Zero-Sum Relationship.
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Ronau, Robert N. – Equity and Excellence in Education, 1993
Describes three educational efforts in Kentucky that address the issue of access to mathematics for all children: (1) Learning Algebra through Technology, Investigation, and Cooperative Experiences (LATTICE) (high schools); (2) the Kentucky K-4 Mathematics Specialist Project; and (3) Partnerships for Reform in Science and Mathematics (PRISM)…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Algebra, Cooperative Learning, Educational Change