Description
Book SynopsisCommunity organisers testify about what service learning is and should be
Trade Review"The Unheard Voices is one of the most accessible service-learning texts I have read, due in large part to the willingness of the contributors to let the community participants’ voices be heard extensively. This book provides a compelling vision and concrete steps for moving forward in new directions. It is a unique and important contribution to the service-learning literature and one that has the potential to change the discussion about and the future of service learning. In the end, The Unheard Voices will make our programs more effective"
—Stephen Fisher, Professor Emeritus, Emory & Henry College
Table of ContentsPreface
1. Unheard Voices: Community Organizations and Service Learning
2. Motivations of Community Organizations for Service Learning
3. Finding the Best Fit: How Organizations Select Service Learners
4. The Challenge of Short-Term Service Learning
5. Managing Service Learners: Training, Supervising, and Evaluating
6. The Heart of Partnership: Communication and Relationships
7. Service Learning in Context: The Challenge of Diversity
8. One Director’s Voice
9. Principles for Success in Service Learning— the Three Cs
10. The Community Standards for Service Learning
Epilogue: The Two Futures of Service Learning
References
Contributors
Index
