Service-learning and educating in challenging contexts international perspectives / edited by Timothy Murphy and Jon Tan.
| Other author | Murphy, Timothy, Dr. |
| Other author | Tan, Jon. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Continuum, |
| Description | p. cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Machine generated contents note: Foreword <em>Andy Furco</em> \ Introduction <em>Timothy Murphy and Jon Tan</em> \<strong>Part I: Service Learning and Educating in Challenging Contexts in the United States of America</strong> \ 1. Study Circles and Service Learning: Community Engagement for Pre-service Teachers <em>Katia Gonzales, Rhoda Frumkin and Jennifer Lauria</em> \ 2.Service Learning and Urban Teaching in the USA: Building Communities for Social Justice <em>Noah Borrero</em> \ 3.Service Learning in Challenging Contexts: On-line and in the Disaster Zone <em>Jean Strait, Jenna Londy and Ana Panone</em> \ <strong>Part II: Service-Learning and Educating in Challenging Contexts in Europe, South Africa and Australia</strong> \ 4. Educating Educational Practitioners for a Post-apartheid South Africa: Using Service Learning to Integrate School Communities and University Students <em>Nadine Peterson and Helen Dunbar-Krige </em>\ 5. Service Learning and School Development in German Teacher Education <em>Anne Sliwka and Britta Klopsch </em>\ 6. Empowering Educational Practice Through Service-Learning in the UK: Case Studies from Leeds Metropolitan University <em>Timothy Murphy and John Tan </em>\ 7. Wider Perspectives in Education: A Case Study of Transformative Global Learning from the UK <em>Phil Bamber</em> \ 8. The Transformative Potential of Service/Community-Based Learning in Initial Teacher Education: A Case Study from Ireland <em>Josephine Boland and Elaine Keane </em>\ 9. Service Learning Experience for the development of Inclusion: A Case Study from Spain <em>Esther Luna</em> \ 10.Service-Learning: Why Do It In Non-formal Education? <em>Roser Batlle Suner</em> \ 11.Service Learning in the Australian Values Education Program <em>Terry J Lovat </em>\ 12.Shaping Professional Teacher Identities through Service Learning in Australia <em>Anne Power</em> \ Conclusion <em>Timothy Murphy and Jon Tan</em> \ Index>. |
| Abstract | "Explores best practice for engagement with challenging educational contexts through service-learning drawing on the contributors' international experience"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012011313 |
| ISBN | 9781441120748 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781441118004 () |
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