A Bridge to Adulthood: Service Learning at the Middle Level.

Autor/in	Halsted, Alice L.
Institution	National Middle School Association, Columbus, OH.
Titel	A Bridge to Adulthood: Service Learning at the Middle Level.
Quelle	7 (1997) 1, (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Citizenship; Citizenship Education; Critical Thinking; Decision Making; Experiential Learning; Intermediate Grades; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; School Community Relationship; Service Learning; Student Participation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Staatsbürgerschaft; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Kritisches Denken; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Mittelstufe; Sekundarstufe I; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Service-Learning; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung
Abstract	This article presents samples of imaginative programs that meld the fundamentals of the service learning methodology with individual learning and behavioral goals at the middle school level. The paper is divided into: (1) "What Do We Mean by Service Learning?"; (2) "The Fit between Service Learning and the Developmental Needs of Young Adolescents"; (3) "The Academic Benefits of Service Learning"; (4) "Exciting Examples of Service Learning in Action"; (5) "Essential Components of Quality Programs"; and (6) "Conclusion." A reference section offers additional resources for incorporating service learning into the classroom. (EH)
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Update	2004/1/01