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Problematizing Service-Learning: Critical Reflections for Development and Action (Hc)

Problematizing Service-Learning: Critical Reflections for Development and Action (Hc)

Stewart, Trae
Webster, Nicole

Hardcover

General EducationGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1617352101
ISBN13: 9781617352102
Publisher: Information Age Publishing
Published: Nov 10 2010
Pages: 382
Weight: 1.56
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Interest in and research on civic engagement and service-learning have increased exponentially. In this rapid growth, efforts have been made to institutionalize pedagogies of engagement across both K-12 and higher education. As a result, increased positive attention has been complemented equally by well-founded critiques complicating experiential approaches' claims and questioning if institutional, financial, and philosophical commitment is warranted. A key complaint from these critical voices is the tightly woven, protective insular core in the field of service-learning. This claim is not unfounded, nor necessarily bad. Initial efforts to legitimize service-learning and other forms of community-based education required group cohesion. The concern, however, is that the initial group cohesion has led to groupthink wherein group members have avoided critical analysis and evaluation. This book aims to prevent groupthink within the field of service-learning by allowing for the examination of effective alternatives by new voices who can serve as critical evaluators from within the field itself.

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