Infusing Service Learning into Instruction

Perceptions of Culturally Responsive Leadership Inside and outside of a Principal Preparation Program

“…The end-of-program students' emphasis on two-way communication with the community, as well as bringing the community into the school to serve a variety of educational and leadership roles, reflects the heavy emphasis in the Master's program school-community collaboration. Finally, none of the three groups discussed the leader facilitating student involvement with the community, a strategy for enhancing cultural understanding discussed in the literature (Arrington & Moore, 2001;Flanagan, Cumsille, Gill, & Gallay, 2007;Theoharis, 2010). Cushner, McClelland, and Safford (2009) describe intercultural sensitivity as a developmental construct, including several ethnocentric and ethnorelative stages along a continuum of beliefs.…”

The Importance of Civic Responsibility in Higher Performing Middle Schools: An Empirical Study

“…Much of what has been written about civic responsibility highlights the importance of going beyond the civics curriculum and textbooks to incorporate civic education more holistically (Arrington & Moore, 2001;Boyer, 1990;Boyte & Skelton, 1997;Johnson & Johnson, 1997;Lesko, 2001;Tyack, 1997). According to the scant research on the incorporation of civic engagement at the middle level, promoting it has been seen as facilitated by "handson" activity where students can recognize their impacts on communities through service learning.…”