What We Know about Service Learning.

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Title: What We Know about Service Learning.
Language: English
Authors: Shumer, Robert, Belbas, Brad
Source: Education and Urban Society. Feb 1996 28(2):208-223.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 1996
Document Type: Information Analyses
Reports - Descriptive
Journal Articles
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Clearinghouses, Community Services, Databases, Economically Disadvantaged, Experiential Learning, Information Centers, Literature Reviews, Rural Areas, Service Learning, Student Improvement, Subject Index Terms, Suburbs, Urban Areas
ISSN: 0013-1245
Abstract: 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)
Entry Date: 1996
Accession Number: EJ522433
Database: ERIC
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Abstract: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