The author defines and presents a rationale for service learning, provides procedures for implementing service learning with children affected by poverty, and describes methods of facilitating multicultural counseling competence. Examples are provided from a graduate counseling class that conducted group play...
In addition, the book examines the effects of service learning and positive outcomes for children and teacher educators as well. Schools today face an increasing number of language learners, the mainstreaming of special population students, and working with a standards-driven curriculum. All of these...
The purpose of the multi-year study discussed in this article was to investigate the impact of pre-service educator participation in a community-based service-learning program for children with disabilities. Pre-service educators who were enrolled in either an adapted physical education or introduction...
Community Service Works for Children: Learning to Make an Impact in Your Community posted by Karen Quinn, The Testing Mom - February 18th, 2020 Many of us can relate to the satisfying feeling of doing something nice for others. Whether it is a conscious or spontaneous decision, being open to...
Children making a difference: Developing awareness of poverty through service learning. The Social Studies, 101(1), 1-9.Fox, K. R. (2010). Children Making a Difference: Developing Awareness of Poverty Through Service Learning. The Social Studies, 101, 1-9....
Service learning experiences for pediatric nursing students in Head Start programs allow students to achieve the objectives of the pediatric nursing curriculum, model the values of the profession, meet the goals of a community agency, and contribute to the good of society. Students conduct screening ...
Students learn about Jamaican history, culture and contemporary issues while providing care for people with disabilities, children affected by HIV and young mothers in crisis. Jamaica Mustard Seed, offered through the Volunteer & Service Learning Center in the college's Division of Mission...
The article describes an innovative, person-centred service provided to families who had a child or teenager with severe learning (intellectual) disabilities. It was delivered in three areas within Northern Ireland: two urban and one rural. The service promoted the social inclusion of young people ...
During this Genius Hour inquiry, we deeply integrated the "service learning" tenet, and gained unforgettable inquiry experiences and action results. We realized that with school resources as a foundation and individual exploratio...
and the implementation of this service-learning project using a valid and sensitive screening tool aids in the cost-effective identification of preschool children who are at risk for developmental delays. Student evaluations of the ex...