Engaging undergraduate students in community-based research (CBR) offers rich benefits to both students and communities (Strand, Marullo, Cutforth, Stoeker, & Donahue, 2006). Finding ways to expand its application promises to multiply those benefits. Senior capstone courses represent a promising vehicle for that expansion, as they are also…

Describes service-learning programs developed in three Catholic schools in three states. States that all schools are recent recipients of the National Service-Learning Leader School award, and that all have implemented an integrated approach to service-learning in school curricula and culture. Contains a list of service-learning resources. (NB)

This manual provides examples of how Service Learning can be integrated into the adult education curriculum. The integration of activities can add real-life experiences to the academic curriculum and help create the capacity for students to improve their school and community. The three types of service activities include: (1) direct activities…