Grounding Service Learning in Social Theory.

Hironimus-Wendt, Robert J.; Lovell-Troy, Larry

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ERIC Number: EJ636142

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Publication Date: 1999

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Grounding Service Learning in Social Theory.

Hironimus-Wendt, Robert J.; Lovell-Troy, Larry

Teaching Sociology, v27 n4 p360-72 Oct 1999

Discusses research on the effectiveness of service learning. Reviews the work of John Dewey and C. Wright Mills, indicating how their philosophies serve as a springboard to service learning. Presents potential problems with service learning and discusses service learning at Millikin University (Illinois). (CMK)

Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Research, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Program Content, Service Learning, Sociology, Student Reaction, Undergraduate Study, Universities

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Language: English

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