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By taking the time to build the important elements of closure into your service project, you will be rewarded with more effective volunteerism and a stronger program. This effective practice, based...
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Sandra Naughton's National Service Fellows report, Youth and Communities Helping Each Other: Community-Based Organizations Using Service-Learning as a Strategy During Out-of-School Time, offers...
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Each year students and teachers in the Lake-Lehman School District (PA) build capacity for service-learning by taking part in Project GIVE (Gaining Insights with Volunteer Experiences). During...
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The "definitions of service" exercise, developed by the service-learning program director at the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University, is a valuable way to explore the numerous...
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As part of their social studies curriculum, 8th grade students at Elkhorn Middle School in Franklin County, Kentucky, took part in three service-learning projects aimed at developing patriotism —...
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Providing a structured opportunity for reflection strengthens the work-study experience for college students. The Community in Action program at the University YMCA at the University of Minnesota is...
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Work-study students involved in community service-learning projects experience enhanced learning when reflection and exploration are highlighted in supervision. This paper by graduate assistants at...
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Arizona State University developed its service-learning program to enhance students' academic skills through classroom-linked community engagement. Since the service-learning program's inception in...
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Participating in a service-learning activity does not guarantee a beneficial learning experience. The Youth Service Opportunities Project (YSOP) in New York emphasizes reflection in all of its...
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ImPACT, a service-learning program at the Learning Web in Ithaca, New York, engaged youth in service-learning by giving them "voice and choice," which made service-learning relevant to their...
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Giving volunteers opportunities for reflection can improve their attitudes toward service and allow them to look back on, think critically about, and learn from their service experience. The Service...
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Reflection is an essential component of effective service-learning projects, creating in the student a greater sense of empowerment and connection to others. However, reflection is often relegated to...
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This effective practice is excerpted from the The Education Commission of the States' (ECS) issue paper, Promising Practice for K-16 Project Connect. The paper presents effective practices for...
