Making the Case

Practitioners see the results of service-learning first hand, but that's often not enough. Policy-makers, administrators, and parents want and deserve proof that service-learning is an effective learning and community development model. Here, we've gathered key resource to help you "make the case" for service-learning.

 

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New Research: Service-Learning and the Transition to Adulthood

transition to adulthood

Adults who engaged in service-learning during
their teenaged years are more likely than their peers to be politically and
socially connected to their communities, serve as role models for young adults,
and attain a higher level of education.
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American Indian Service Learning

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Publication year: 
2004
Authors: 
Lynn LaPointe

Bridging from High School to College

Findings From the 2004 CIRP Freshman Survey
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Publication year: 
2005
Authors: 
Lori Vogelgesang

Building a Framework for Service-Learning

The South Carolina Experience

Written by a state superintendent of education, this article outlines
the ways that service-learning has been an initiative for positive
change in South Carolina. There, service-learning has been integrated
into teacher preparation programs and used in conjunction with state
academic standards. (Phi Delta Kappan, May 2000)

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2000
Authors: 
Inez Tenenbaum

Civics, Service-Learning, and Society

A Recipe for Democracy
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Publication year: 
2002
Authors: 
Rob Shumer

Freedom Writers Prove That the "Pen is [Still] Mightier Than the Sword"

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Publication year: 
2004
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Maddy Wegner

The Impact of Service-Learning on Educational Excellence

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Publication year: 
1993
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NYLC

The Impact of Service-Learning on the Transition to Adulthood

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Publication year: 
2006
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Suzanne Martin
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Marybeth Neal
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Jim Kielsmeier
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Alison Crossley

K-12 Service Learning Impacts

A Review of State-Level Studies of Service-Learning
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Publication year: 
2005
Authors: 
Richard Bradley
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The John Glenn Institute

National Service and Education for Citizenship

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Publication year: 
1991
Authors: 
Sen. Edward Kennedy

The National Survey on Service-Learning and Transitioning to Adulthood

Final Report

The final report from "The National Survey on Service-Learning and Transitioning to Adulthood," conducted by Harris Interactive for the National Youth Leadership Council. The nationally representative survey included 3,123 U.S. residents ages 18-28, with a wide range of direct and indirect service experiences. more »

Publication year: 
2006
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Harris Interactive

A Rationale for Service-Learning

Outcomes for Students, School and Community
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Publication year: 
1995
Authors: 
Faye Caskey
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Rich Cairn
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Jim Kielsmeier
Authors: 
Kate McPherson

Service to Others

A "Gateway Asset" for School Success and Healthy Development
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Publication year: 
2004
Authors: 
Peter Scales
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Eugene Roehlkepartain

Service-Learning Research

What Have We Learned from the Past
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Publication year: 
2005
Authors: 
Rob Shumer

Service-Learning and Transitioning to Adulthood

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Publication year: 
2006
Authors: 
Suzanne Martin

A Time to Serve, a Time to Learn

Service-Learning and the Promise of Democracy
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Publication year: 
2000
Authors: 
Jim Kielsmeier

We Know Kids Like It, But Does It Work?

Assessing Service-Learning Through Classroom Action Research
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Publication year: 
1997
Authors: 
Jane Hammatt Kavaloski