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Publication Date: 2007-Apr
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Educating for the "Real World": The Hidden Curriculum of Community Service-Learning
Swaminathan, Raji
Equity & Excellence in Education, v40 n2 p134-143 Apr 2007
This study draws on interviews with community supervisors partnered with high school students and presents their perspectives on service-learning and youth. The results show that there was a hidden curriculum being played out at community sites that was in part facilitated by community agency supervisors who actively engaged in mediating, mentoring, and structuring the service-learning experiences of students. Agency supervisors' decisions about the curricular experiences of students had a significant impact on the social justice aims and intentions of the projects designed by the teachers. Consequently, it is crucial for schools and teachers to take into consideration the community supervisors' perspectives and interpretations of social justice and invite them into a collaborative partnership throughout the process of structuring service-learning experiences.
Descriptors: Social Justice, Hidden Curriculum, High School Students, Student Participation, Service Learning, Supervisors, Administrator Role, School Community Relationship, Partnerships in Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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