What We Know about Service Learning

Highlights the body of available service-learning knowledge in the United States as found via a literature review of the National Clearinghouse for Service-Learning. The authors show that, while urban, suburban, and rural programs are often similar, urban programs focus more on disadvantaged youth a...

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Published in:Education and urban society 1996-02, Vol.28 (2), p.208-223
Main Authors: Shumer, Robert, Belbas, Brad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
At Risk Persons
Career Development
Clearinghouses
Colleges & universities
Community based programmes
Community service
Community Services
Data collection
Economically Disadvantaged
Education
Educational Resources
Experiential Learning
Factors
Information Analysis
Information Centers
Information Studies
Learning
Literature Reviews
National Clearinghouse for Service Learning
Public schools
Public services
Rural Areas
Service Learning
Service Providers
Sociology of education
Student Improvement
Students
Subject Index Terms
Suburbs
Technical Education
Urban Areas
USA
Voluntary work
Volunteerism
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Summary:Highlights the body of available service-learning knowledge in the United States as found via a literature review of the National Clearinghouse for Service-Learning. The authors show that, while urban, suburban, and rural programs are often similar, urban programs focus more on disadvantaged youth and at-risk students and deal more with literacy training activities. (GR)
ISSN:0013-1245
1552-3535
DOI:10.1177/0013124596028002006