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Description: Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name dealing with service-learning and teacher education.
Service-Learning and Teacher Education. ERIC Digest. Service-Learning and Teacher Education. ERIC Digest. Throughout the decade of the 1990s, the use of service-learning increased dramatically in both K-12 and teacher education. Educators at all levels report that well-designed and implemented service-learning activities can help address unmet community needs while simultaneously providing students opportunity to gain academic knowledge and skills (Root, 1997). Researchers and teachers note that service-learning often increases student self-esteem, promotes personal development, and enhances a sense of social responsibility and personal competence (Council of Chief State School Officers, 1995). This Digest provides a definition and examples of service-learning, examines rationales and approaches, reviews research, and discusses future challenges related to service-learning in teacher education.
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| Page title: | Service-Learning and Teacher Education. ERIC Digest. |
| Keywords: | Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Integrated Curriculum, Preservice Teacher Education, Service Learning, Student Participation, Teaching Methods |
| Description: | Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name dealing with Service-Learning and Teacher Education. |
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