Service-Learning at the American Community College: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction....Pages 1-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
The Roots of Service-Learning as a Basis for Advancing the Civic Mission of Community Colleges....Pages 13-35
The Community’s College: Contextualizing Service-Learning in the Mission and Development of Community Colleges....Pages 37-49
Front Matter....Pages 51-51
Hitting Close to Home: When Service-Learners Serve Their Own....Pages 53-65
Service-Learning and Immigrant-Origin Community College Students: How and Why Project Design Matters....Pages 67-80
Connecting Past and Present: Nontraditional Learner and Practitioner Experiences through Service-Learning....Pages 81-93
Race, Ethnicity, and Service-Learning: Understanding Access and Equity Using a Critical Quantitative Approach....Pages 95-110
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Service-Learning: A Vehicle for Enhancing Academic Performance and Retention among Community College Developmental Reading and Writing Students....Pages 113-124
Connect2Complete: Combining Service-Learning and Peer Advocates to Increase Student Success in Developmental Education....Pages 125-138
Promoting Community College Student Transfer: The Role of Service-Learning....Pages 139-154
The Prism Effect of Service-Learning....Pages 155-168
Service-Learning’s Role in Achieving Institutional Outcomes: Engagement, Learning, and Achievement....Pages 169-182
Front Matter....Pages 183-183
Community College Service-Learning Programs: The Well-Traveled Path to Civic Engagement....Pages 185-197
Service-Learning and the Acquisition of Social Capital in the Community College Setting....Pages 199-210
Service-Learning as a Pedagogical Tool for Career Development and Vocational Training....Pages 211-224
Mapping Routes to Our Roots: Student Civic Engagement in Transportation Planning....Pages 225-237
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
Overcoming Obstacles for Involving Part-Time Faculty in Service-Learning....Pages 241-256
Service-Learning among “Nontraditional” College Students: Contexts, Trends, and Implications....Pages 257-272
Best Practices in Researching Service-Learning at Community Colleges....Pages 273-284
Front Matter....Pages 285-285
The Idea of Place....Pages 287-296
Front Matter....Pages 285-285
There Is a Reason Community Is in Our Name: Thoughts on How Service-Learning Expands Community in Community College....Pages 297-304
Expanding Faculty Participation and Research in Academic Service-Learning at a Community College....Pages 305-310
Sustaining Momentum....Pages 311-318
Back Matter....Pages 319-337