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Service Learning for Success – Three Cases at The University of Akron

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  • Baomei Zhao

    The University of Akron, USA

    Author

  • Mrs Naomi White

    The University of Akron, USA

    Author

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol3.iss5.352
Abstract

Service Learning is a form of education where students are assigned to participate in a variety of activities that combines what was learned in the classroom with community service projects. It requires knowledge, skills and passion from the faculty, students and community members that all work together in the real world. In recent years, service learning has been included in many academic disciplines throughout the United States. This paper examines three case studies to explain how service learning was designed for student success at The University of Akron.

Author Biographies
  1. Baomei Zhao, The University of Akron, USA

    School of Social Work

  2. Mrs Naomi White, The University of Akron, USA

    School of Social Work

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R. Bringle, J. Hatcher, & R. Muthiah, “ The Role of Service-Learning on the Retention of First-Year Students to Second Year”, Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, Ginsberg Center, The University of Michigan, Michigan, 2010. 16(2), pp.38-49.

“UA students learn giving back can make a difference”, The University of Akron (2014, October 16). Retrieved on Nov 15, 2014 from http://www.uakron.edu/im/news/students-learn-giving-back-can-make-a-difference/

J.W. Martin, (2001) “Service learning: engineering, construction science, and the experiential curriculum”, retrieved on Oct.15, 2014 from http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=963746

“Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards”, retrieved on Oct.15, 2014 from http://www.cswe.org/Search.aspx

A. Waterman, Service learning- applications from the research, ISBN 0-8058-2535-5, 1997. Retrieved on Oct.15, 2014 from http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=_xgiAwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=service+learning&ots=FAkcuBDiLs&sig=j-

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Published
2015-05-01
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Vol. 3 No. 5 (2015): International Journal for Innovation Education and Research
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Zhao, B., & White, M. N. (2015). Service Learning for Success – Three Cases at The University of Akron. International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 3(5), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol3.iss5.352