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Successful service learning: the inside track.
Abstract
Provides an overview of what service learning is, the vision and benefits of service learning, keys to successfully implement a service learning project into course curriculum, and describes an example course designed to prepare students to participate effectively in civic life and to address community needs.
Introduction
In his August 24, 2002 letter to fellow Americans, President George Bush, has called on all Americans to dedicate at least two years of their lives to serve others. This letter was a follow-up to his January plea to foster a culture of service, citizenship, civic participation, and responsibility in response to the ...
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