This volume offers hands-on guidance for creating effective service-learning courses in the community college setting. Themes addressed include syllabus design, course models, learning outcomes assessment, and documenting innovative teaching for faculty advancement.
Foreword: On the Purposeful Engagement of Community College Students—Kay McClenney
Introduction: Campus Compact, Service-Learning, and Community College Engagement—Donna Killian Duffy
Chapter 1: Using Service-Learning to Build Attainment Pathways—Robert Franco
Chapter 2: Best Practices for Creating Quality Service-Learning Courses—Amy Hendricks
Chapter 3: Stand-Alone Service-Learning Courses and Models—Marina Baratian
Chapter 4: Assessing Service-Learning Outcomes—Tanya Renner
Chapter 5: Service-Learning and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning—Donna Killian Duffy
Conclusion: The Next Nexus: Classroom and Community, Community and Word—Robert Franco