G rowing numbers of community colleges are incorporating service learning into the curriculum. While research has documented many benefits to those who participate in this experiential pedagogy, a primary goal of service learning is to increase students’...
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G rowing numbers of community colleges are incorporating service learning into the curriculum. While research has documented many benefits to those who participate in this experiential pedagogy, a primary goal of service learning is to increase students’ learning of course material. In 2006 the Learn and Serve America program of the Corporation for National and Community Service awarded a three-year grant to the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). Selected through a national competition, thirteen colleges participated in AACC’s Community Colleges Broadening Horizons through Service Learning grant project. AACC measured learning outcomes attainment for students at the Horizons grantee colleges. AACC defines service learning as combining community service with academic instruction, focusing on critical, reflective thinking and personal and civic responsibility. For this grant project, AACC defined academic learning outcomes as comprising six measurable areas: critical thin
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