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Fostering service-learning in teacher preparation.
Abstract
Service-learning is often used as an instructional strategy in social studies methods courses at the university level. Teacher candidates engage in service-learning projects through community organizations working with children and families. In our program, teacher candidates engage in service-learning projects with the children in their field placement classroom as the teacher who facilitates learning. This article details our attempts to foster an experience that engages teacher candidates in bridging theory with practice in service-learning.
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Service-learning is receiving national attention for its potential to foster ...
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