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Nationally-Used Definitions
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Pulled from the National Campus Compact Website: www.compact.org
Service Learning
"Service-learning means a method under which students learn and develop through thoughtfully-organized service that: is conducted in and meets the needs of a community and is coordinated with an institution of higher education, and with the community; helps foster civic responsibility; is integrated into and enhances the academic curriculum of the students enrolled; and includes structured time for students to reflect on the service experience." ~ American Association for Higher Education (AAHE): Series on Service-Learning in the Disciplines (adapted from the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993).
"Service-learning means a method under which students or participants learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service that: is conducted in and meets the needs of a community and is coordinated with an elementary school, secondary school, institution of higher education, [and] or community service program, and with the community; helps foster civic responsibility; is integrated into and enhances the academic curriculum of the students or the educational components of the community service program in which the participants are enrolled; and includes structured time for the students and participants to reflect on the service experience." ~ National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993.
"Service Learning is a credit-bearing, educational experience in which students participate in an organized service activity that meets identified community needs & reflect on the service activity in such a way as to gain further understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of the discipline, & an enhanced sense of civic responsibility." ~ Robert Bringle & Julie Hatcher, "A SL Curriculum for Faculty." Michigan Journal of Community Service. Fall 1995. 112-122.
"Service-learning is a teaching method which combines community service with academic instruction as it focuses on critical, reflective thinking and civic responsibility. Service learning programs involve students in organized community service that addresses local needs, while developing their academic skills, sense of civic responsibility, and commitment to the community." ~ Campus Compact National Center for Community Colleges
Experiential Learning:
"Good experiential learning combines direct experience that is meaningful to the student with guided reflection and analysis. It is a challenging, active, student-centered process that impels students toward opportunities for taking initiative, responsibility, and decision making. An experiential approach allows numerous opportunities for the student to connect the head with the body, heart, spirit, and soul. Whatever the activity, it is the learning and teaching process that defines whether a learning experience is experiential. Further, an experiential learning process can be conducted almost anywhere and with any type of activity or learning medium." Proudman, Bill. "Experiential Education as Emotionally Engaged Learning," in: The Theory of Experiential Education. Warren, Karen, Mitchell Sakoffs, Jasper S. Hunt Jr. Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt, 1995, pp. 240-241. |
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