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- Title
Community Service and Service-Learning in Public Schools.
- Authors
Kielsmeier, James C.; Scales, Peter C.; Roehlkepartain, Eugene C.; Neal, Marybeth
- Abstract
This article deals with the findings of a study in 2004 regarding the community service and service-learning in public schools in the U.S. Growing to Greatness: The State of Service Learning Project is the first comprehensive national study of the state of service-learning in kindergarten through 12th grade. It documents the unfolding story of service-learning and provides useful information to improve implementation, inform public policy, and give a clear picture of the many ways young people contribute to society. Based on this new study, researchers estimate that roughly 56,000 U.S. public K-12 schools currently engage about 15 million students in community service. Furthermore, the researchers estimate that roughly 23,000 public schools offer service-learning projects and programs, engaging about 4.5 million K-12 students in some form of curriculum-based service. Thus, community service has become a widespread practice and expectation in U.S. schools, and service-learning has a solid base of committed schools and educators. The study found that 69% of public schools involve students in community service projects, which this study defined as service or volunteer activities that are uncurriculum-based and are recognized by and arranged through the school.
- Subjects
UNITED States; SOCIAL services; SERVICE learning; PUBLIC schools; KINDERGARTEN
- Publication
Reclaiming Children & Youth, 2004, Vol 13, Issue 3, p138
- ISSN
1089-5701
- Publication type
Article