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Service-Learning and Community-Based Learning
Service-Learning and Community-Based Learning as High-Impact Learning Practices (from AAC&U):
"In these programs, field-based “experiential learning” with community
partners is an instructional strategy—and often a required part of the
course. The idea is to give students direct experience with issues they
are studying in the curriculum and with ongoing efforts to analyze and
solve problems in the community. A key element in these programs is the
opportunity students have to both apply what they are learning in
real-world settings and reflect in a classroom setting on their service
experiences. These programs model the idea that giving something back to
the community is an important college outcome, and that working with
community partners is good preparation for citizenship, work, and life."
Service-Learning and Community-Based Learning Resources:
LEAD/LEAP (Liberal Education as Practice) Resources: