ADVANCING THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
BY DEEPENING THEIR ABILITY TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY LIFE
AND TO EDUCATE STUDENTS FOR CIVIC AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Looking In, Reaching Out
A Reflective Guide for Community Service-Learning Professionals
- Publisher
Campus Compact - Published
13th July 2010 - ISBN 9780972939492
- Language English
- Pages 260 pp.
- Size 8.5" x 11"
Looking In, Reaching Out is an essential hands-on guide for community service-learning professionals. It's packed with tools, worksheets, and insights designed to provide you with the skills, confidence, support, and balance you need to be successful in your professional and personal lives. The guide is self-paced; each chapter can be read on its own, or you can read the entire book from start to finish. Thoughtful worksheets allow you to take the concepts that are written and apply them to your personal situation, giving you a tailor-made experience.
Foreword—Richard Harris
Introduction—Barbara Jacoby
Becoming a Reflective Community Service-Learning Professional—Kathleen Rice
Navigating the Sea of Definitions—Elaine K. Ikeda, Marie G. Sandy, and David M. Donahue
Establishing and Sustaining a Community Service-Learning Office, Revisited: Top Ten Tips—Barbara Jacoby
A Travel Guide on the Culture, Mission and Politics of Academia to Promote Service-Learning—Welch
Developing Your Ability to Foster Student Learning and Development through Reflection—Jennifer M. Pigza
Working with Faculty: Designing Customized Developmental Strategies—Patti H. Clayton and Billy O'Steen
Developing Your Strategy for Working with Students—Lacretia Johnson Flash and Carrie Williams Howe
How to Develop Campus-Community Partnerships—Susan Robb Jones and Rev. Ann Palmerton
Leveraging Financial Support for Service-Learning: Relevance, Relationships, Results, Resources—Barbara Holland and Mark N. Langseth
Developing Your Assessment Plan: A Key Component of Reflective Practice—Julie A. Hatcher and Robert G. Bringle
Situating Service-Learning in the Context of Civic Engagement—Julie E. Owen and Wendy Wagner
About the Authors