Service-learning organizations and practitioners have been working together for more than a decade to develop standards of effective practice for Pre-K-12 service-learning. Discover what decades of educational research and the experience of seasoned service-learning practitioners and participants have come to understand about what attributes of service-learning best foster academic, civic, and social gains for students.
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Can Service-Learning Help Reduce the Achievement Gap? (PDF, 214 KB)
New Research Points Toward the Potential of Service-Learning for Low-Income Students
Review of recent research and literature about the effectiveness of service-learning methodology. Main findings related to low-income students, service-learning quality, principal support in low-income schools, and closing the achievement gap between low-income and high-income students are illuminated with statistics and descriptive research results. (Growing to Greatness 2005)
Authors: Peter Scales, Eugene Roehlkepartain
Topics: Assessment & Evaluation, Standards & Curriculum Integration, Diversity, Best Practices, Research & Policy, Benefits of Service-Learning
Recommended for: Educators, Administrators, Researchers & Policy-Makers, Parents
Publication Year: 2005
Topics: Assessment & Evaluation, Standards & Curriculum Integration, Diversity, Best Practices, Research & Policy, Benefits of Service-Learning
Recommended for: Educators, Administrators, Researchers & Policy-Makers, Parents
Publication Year: 2005
The Generator, August 2007 (PDF, 606 KB)
Reflection
This issue of The Generator inaugurates a new format that helps teachers and other service-learning practitioners make better use of current service-learning research. Articles include an update on translating the Principles of Effective Practice for K-12 Service-Learning into national standards, a research summary on how reflection facilitates high-quality learning for students, and a description of a method young children can use to select service-learning projects. Also included are questions practitioners can ask to promote high-quality reflection, challenging students to think deeply about their experiences, and a list of ideas for reflection activities.
Authors: Caryn Pernu, Wokie Weah, Maddy Wegner, Nate Schultz, Marybeth Neal, Siddharth Damania, Nate Schultz
Topics: Assessment & Evaluation, Standards & Curriculum Integration, Reflection
Recommended for: Educators
Publication Year: 2007
Topics: Assessment & Evaluation, Standards & Curriculum Integration, Reflection
Recommended for: Educators
Publication Year: 2007
Lessons from Research on Teaching and Learning (PDF, 151 KB)
Service-Learning As Effective Instruction
Links National Research Council findings about effective teaching and learning to service-learning methodology. Makes the case that high-quality service-learning methods must be implemented in order to achieve academic results. Helpful chart correlates the research with implications for high-quality service-learning practice. (Growing to Greatness 2006)
Authors: Shelley H. Billig
Topics: Assessment & Evaluation, Standards & Curriculum Integration, Best Practices, Research & Policy
Recommended for: Educators, Administrators, Researchers & Policy-Makers
Publication Year: 2006
Topics: Assessment & Evaluation, Standards & Curriculum Integration, Best Practices, Research & Policy
Recommended for: Educators, Administrators, Researchers & Policy-Makers
Publication Year: 2006
Symbiosis: When Service-Learning Meets the Work of Howard Gardner (PDF, 135 KB)
The publication of Howard Gardner's book, "Frames of Mind," coincidentally paralleled the start of the service-learning movement in 1983. The theory of multiple intelligences has been embraced by service-learning practitioners for years, and this article examines the relationship between Gardner's recent work on the GoodWorks Project and the Essential Elements for Effective Service-Learning Practice, which were established in 1999 by NYLC. (Growing to Greatness 2005)
The publication of Howard Gardner's book, "Frames of Mind," coincidentally paralleled the start of the service-learning movement in 1983. The theory of multiple intelligences has been embraced by service-learning practitioners for years, and this article examines the relationship between Gardner's recent work on the GoodWorks Project and the Essential Elements for Effective Service-Learning Practice, which were established in 1999 by NYLC. (Growing to Greatness 2005)
Authors: Marybeth Neal, Barbara Holland
Topics: Assessment & Evaluation, Standards & Curriculum Integration, Best Practices, Reflection
Recommended for: Educators, Researchers & Policy-Makers
Publication Year: 2005
Topics: Assessment & Evaluation, Standards & Curriculum Integration, Best Practices, Reflection
Recommended for: Educators, Researchers & Policy-Makers
Publication Year: 2005
Toward Research-Based Standards for K-12 Service-Learning (PDF, 165 KB)
The history of efforts to define service-learning best practice. This article includes a chart of the eight Principles of Effective Practice for K-12 Service-Learning and a timeline capturing events of the service-learning standards movement. (Growing to Greatness 2007)
The history of efforts to define service-learning best practice. This article includes a chart of the eight Principles of Effective Practice for K-12 Service-Learning and a timeline capturing events of the service-learning standards movement. (Growing to Greatness 2007)
Authors: Wokie Weah
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Year: 2007
Unpacking What Works in Service-Learning (PDF, 182 KB)
Promising Research-Based Practices to Improve Student Outcomes
Summary of research supporting the eight Principles of Effective Practice for K-12 Service-Learning. Each principle is defined and supported with the most current research. Included in this article are examples of how each principle can be incorporated into classroom practice. (Growing to Greatness 2007)
Authors: Shelley H. Billig
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Year: 2007
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