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Service learning in the community : the cultural implications of positive change / Joyce Duncan, Teresa Brooks Taylor.
Material type:
TextSeries: Educational psychology collectionPublisher: New York, [New York] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Momentum Press, 2015Description: 1 online resource (xi, 68 pages) : illustrationsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781606507940
- 361.37 23
- LC220.5 .D857 2015
Contents:
1. The foundations of service learning -- What is service-learning? -- Project or placement -- History of service-learning -- Choices -- Definition of terms -- Final thoughts --
2. Giving something to gain something -- Service-learning and reciprocity -- Reciprocity defined -- Important components of reciprocity in service-learning -- Roles and expectations -- Expectations for the student -- Expectations of community agency -- Expectations of the university, faculty, and service-learning staff -- Overview of mutual exchange --
3. Understanding the impact of service learning -- Power of language -- Community as classroom -- Social identity -- Methods of reflection -- Sense of place -- Self-reflection -- Personal development --
4. How cultural differences and understanding come into play -- What is culture? -- Social capital -- Community change process -- Definitions -- Cultural norms -- Social justice -- Power --
5. Understanding the implications of diversity -- Insiders versus outsiders -- Adaptation -- Prejudice -- Discrimination -- Stereotypes -- Perception -- Proxemics -- Learning styles --
Reflection -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.
