This document discusses service-learning and civic engagement in higher education. It provides context on the growth of service-learning and engagement over the past few decades. It also discusses key principles of service-learning, including collaboration with the community, reflection, and making learning relevant to people's lives. The document emphasizes that education is broader than just schooling and occurs within communities through various institutions.

1. Ecology of Education and Service-Learning Annie Mae Young, Quilts of Gee’s Bend, ca. 1975

10. A Learning Web Who else educates?

11. A Learning Web What if U of Akron is NOT at the center? Subject or issue

12. Your Learning Web Where is your course or project? Subject or issue

16. Where is service-learning? Recipient Service Provider Learning Beneficiary Focus Service-Learning Community Service Volunteerism Internship Field Education Furco, A. 1996. Service-Learning: A balanced approach to experimental education. In B. Taylor, (Ed.) Expanding Boundaries: Service and Learning. Corporation for National and Community Service.

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