Putting Down Roots in the Groves of Academe: The Challenges of Institutionalizing Service-Learning

A Decade of Service-learning: A Review of the Field Ten Years after JOBE’s Seminal Special Issue

“…One significant difference between 1996 and today is the academic credibility associated with the practice of service-learning. Today, service-learning is seen as a legitimate and viable teaching tool for use in university educational environments (Hartley et al, 2005). This credibility has pushed the field to move beyond conceptual descriptions and anecdotal evidence to generate concrete outcomes through empirical studies.…”

El Aprendizaje Servicio en Universidades De Buenos Aires: Avanzando Hacia Su Institucionalización

“…Hablaríamos de la necesidad de un mayor desarrollo en la inmensa mayoría de las dimensiones que presenta. Esto nos hace recordar que la verdadera institucionalización del A-S requiere de una reestructuración radical, una reordenación todos los recursos que componen nuestra institución (Harley, Harkavy y Benson, 2005), la necesidad está ahí, pero no siempre existen facilidades para ello.…”

Service-Learning and Social Work Competency-Based Education: A "Goodness of Fit"?

“…In the first decade of the 21 st century, research, such as that conducted by the National Survey of Student Engagement, has demonstrated the importance of servicelearning as a valuable pedagogical tool for promoting civic engagement (Indiana University, 2009). Service-learning scholars have also published models and processes for ensuring service-learning institutionalization and sustainability (Billig, Holland, & Bowden, 2008;CCNCCE, 2006;Chadwick & Polowski, 2007;Hartley, Harkavy, & Benson, 2005). Grounded in what appears to be a solid foundation, new trends in servicelearning practice and research, as well as deliberations about service-learning, are emerging.…”