In this Book
- The Landscape of Rural Service Learning, and What It Teaches Us All
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: Michigan State University Press
- Series: Transformations in Higher Education
summary
Up until now, the majority of literature about service learning has focused on urban areas, while comparatively little attention has been paid to activities in rural communities. The Landscape of Rural Service Learning, and What It Teaches Us All is designed to provide a comprehensive look at rural service learning. The practices that have developed in rural areas, partly because of the lack of nonprofits and other services found in urban settings, produce lessons and models that can help us all rethink the dominant forms of service learning defined by urban contexts. Where there are few formal organizations, people end up working more directly with one another; where there is a need for services in locations where they are unavailable, service learning becomes more than just an academic exercise or assignment. This volume includes theoretical frameworks that are informed by the rural, concrete stories that show how rural service learning has developed and is now practiced, practical strategies that apply across service learning contexts, and points to ponder as we all consider our next steps along the path of meaningful service learning.
Table of Contents
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- In Memoriam, Charles Ford Ganzert Jr.
- pp. vii-viii
- Introduction: Why Rural Service Learning?
- pp. xi-xviii
- Part 1. Rural Service Learning in Context
- Part 2. Rural Service Learning in Practice
- Part 3. Rural Service Learning Looking Forward
- About the Contributors
- pp. 207-211
Additional Information
ISBN
9781609175054
Related ISBN(s)
9781611862201, 9781628952780, 9781628962789
MARC Record
OCLC
957684838
Pages
229
Launched on MUSE
2016-09-04
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2016