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Title: Is this Service-Learning? A Guide to Assessing Your
Programme Design
This guidebook addresses the issue of deepening and
broadening the quality of S-L practice. It will provoke you
to reflect, self-assess and make judgements about the effectiveness
of your S-L programme.
To request for more copies, simply call the NYC Resource
Development Section at Tel: 68399181 / 68399183
or email us: resource@nyc.gov.sg.
Title:
Service-Learning for Youth Empowerment and Social Change
Author: Jeff Claus and Curtis Ogden
BookID: NYC/SL/Claus & Curtis/ 01
Current thinking on the topic of community S-L programs for
youths. Combining theory and research with descriptions of
innovative programs and specific recommendations for program
design, the authors argue for an approach that engages youths
in both helping others and critical reflection.
Title:
Where's the Learning in Service-Learning?
Author: Janet Eyler and Dwight E.Giles
BookID: NYC/SL/Eyler and Giles /02
Explores
the experience of S-L as a valid learning activity. Conclusions
are based primarily on data from two national research projects,
one which compared models of S-L using survey data and intensive
student interviews, and the other, a project which examined
students' experience in S-L through in-depth interviews.
Title:
Service-Learning: Applications from The Research
Author: Alan S.Waterman
Book ID: NYC/SL/Waterman/ 03
Mainly
deals with research cases. The author tries to link the literature
of the S-L practitioners with that of the S-L researcher in
order to link the "why" and "how" of the
practitioner with the "what" of the researcher.
Title:
Service-Learning in Higher Education: Concepts and Practices
Author: Barbara Jacoby and Associates
BookID: NYC/SL/Jacoby/04
A
comprehensive guides to developing S-L experiences to help
youth in higher education meet the challenge of resolving
social problems and addressing human needs.
Title:
Evaluating Volunteers, Programs & Events: Reflection the
Evaluative Component of Service-Learning
Author: Sue Vineyard
BookID: NYC/SL/Vineyard/05
Expands
the definition of evaluation to include reflection that distinguishes
S-L from community service.
Title:
Evaluating Service-Learning Activities
Author: David A.Payne
BookID: NYC/SL/Payne/07
Uses an extended case study to guide you through the complexities
of evaluating S-L outcomes.
Title:
A Practioner's Guide to reflection in Service-Learning
Author: Janet Eyler, Dwight E Giles Jr., Angela Schmeide
BookID: NYC/SL/Eyler, et.al/08
Thoughts
about service and reflection and their recollections of activities
and assignments.
Title:
Basic Training for training
Author: Gary Kroehnert
BookID: NYC/SL/Kroehnert/09
Acclaimed
work for new and practicing trainers in both private and public
sector organisations. Includes the latest in training components
and guidelines for skills.
Title:
The Art of Facilitation
Author: Hunter Bailey Taylor
BookID: NYC/SL/Taylor/11
Provides a superb training resource for facilitators and enables
group members to understand facilitation. Divided into four
major components, this book will give you the insights, tools
and resources you need to help the group work easily.
Title:
Fund Raising for Youth
Author: Dorothy M. Ross
BookID: NYC/SL/Ross/12
349 wonderful ways of raising funds for youth organizations.
This book tells what to do and how to do it efficiently, legally
and have fun in the doing.
Title:
Linking Learning With Life: Reflection
Author: Andre England & John Spence
BookID: NYC/SL/England & Spence/13
Reflection on experience is what makes S-L unique. Examines
issues involved in creating reflective learning environments.
Title:
Linking Learning with Life: Administrator's Guide to Service
Learning
Author: Jan Wright
BookID: NYC/SL/Wright/15
This guide provides assistance in reaching your goals as educator
without having to 'add on' another programme. Shares ways
for integrating S-L into your school.
Title:
Linking Learning with Life: Athletes Off The Field: A Model
For Team Building and Leadership Development through Service
Learning
Author: Laurie Haughey
BookID: NYC/SL/Haughey/16
Youth of the country look up to athletes as role models. Peer
leadership groups can help develop outstanding young leaders,
on and off the field.
Title:
Linking Learning with Life: Service Learning and Character
Education: Walking the Talk
Author: Kevin J. Swick et. al
BookID: NYC/SL/Swick, et. al/17
Creating a comprehensive, youth-driven character education
program is an outstanding way to encourage character development.
Title:
Linking Learning with Life - Converging Streams : The Power
of Collaboration among Service Groups
Author: Sam F. Drew Jr
BookID: NYC/SL/Drew/18
A river cannot exist without the collective power of streams
that feed into it. The purpose of this book is twofold: firstly
to discuss the collective power of the streams of service
through collaboration and, secondly to strengthen existing
services and create higher quality service programs.
Title:
Linking Learning with Life - Off Their Rocker Into Service:
Connecting the Generations Through Service Learning
Author: Beverly Brandes & Rebecca Green
BookID: NYC/SL/Brandes & Green/19
Youth and older adults can work together to solve community
problems. Learn how to implement intergenerational S-L.
Title:
Linking Learning with Life - Connecting Communities Through
Service Learning
Author: W. Jackson Lyday, H. Larry Winecoff & Beverly
C. Hiott
BookID: NYC/SL/Lyday, et. al/20
Without strong community connections, S-L will not thrive.
Ensure that your programme works effectively with all your
community partners.
Title:
Linking Learning with Life - Oral History : Let Their Voices
Be Heard
Author: Patricia M. Haggerty
BookID: NYC/SL/Haggerty/21
Connecting the generations through oral history projects is
an exciting S-L project. Learn how from this experienced educator.
Title:
Linking Learning with Life - Parent Involvement In Service
Learning
Author: Cathryn Berger Kaye
BookID: NYC/SL/Kaye/22
Prevent 'parent dropout'. Learn how to involve parents of
children of all ages through S-L.
Title:
Linking Learning with Life - Hooking Out-of-School Youth Through
Service Learning
Author: Kathryn Gibson Carter
BookID: NYC/SL/Carter/23
Learn how to recapture out-of-school youth and help integrate
them again in the learning process.
Title:
The Skilled Facilitator - Practical Wisdom For Developing
Effective Groups
Author: Roger M. Schwarz
BookID: NYC/SL/Schwarz/24
Skilled
group facilitation is a resource that organisations cannot
do without. Provides experience and insight to bring together
theory and practice. Defined set of basic principles to help
facilitators develop sound, value-based respones.
Title:
Experiential Learning - Experience as the Source of Learning
and Development
Author: David A. Kolb
BookID: NYC/SL/Kolb/25
This book is a comprehensive and systematic statement of the
theory of experiential learning.
Title:
The Facilitators' Fieldbook
Author: Thomas Justice, David W. Jamieson. Ph.D.
BookID: NYC/SL/Justice & Jamieson/26
A great resource book for step-by-step procedures, checklists
& guidelines, and samples & templates for facilitators.
Title:
The Service Learning Bookshelf
Author: Cathryn Berger Kaye
BookID: NYC/SL/Kaye/27
A bibliography of fiction and non-fiction to inspire student
learning and action. Offers a selection of pictures, books,
novels and non-fiction, each selected to enhance your S-L
activities.
Title:
Fundraising Ideas: Over 225 Money Making Events for Community
Groups with a Reource Directory
Author: Janell Shride Amos
BookID: NYC/SL/Amos/28
Brief description of the event, helpful planning tips and
creative suggestions, tips needed to ensure success.
Title:
Guide to Developing Service-Learning Programs
Author: Ann Treacy et. al
BookID: NYC/SL/Treacy, et. al/30
This document lists guides that are most pertinent to S-L.
Each citation includes bibliographic information on how and
where to obtain the item.
Title:
Evaluation - The Key to Improving Service-Learning Programs
Author: The Minnesota Department of Education
BookID: NYC/SL/Minnesota/31
Examples of evaluation plans of S-L programmes.
Title:
The Complete Facilitator's Handbook
Author: John Heron
BookID: NYC/SL/Heron/32
It provides essential support for facilitators to develop
their own style and build effective skills relevant to the
diverse situations they may encounter.
Title:
What Works? Best Practice in Assessing Service-Learning
Author: Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning.
BookID: NYC/SL/Minnesota Dept./33
The Alliance for Service-Learning and Education Reform (ASLER),
a national group of practitioners, developed these standards
as benchmarks of programme quality.
Title:
Service Learning in Health Education
Author: Jerrold Greenberg, EdD
BookID: NYC/SL/Greenberg/34
Elaborates on S-L concept and pedagogy. Benefits identified
through research investigations for students, communities
and educational institutions.
Title:
Assessing Student Learning - A Practical Guide
Author: Kent Seidel, Ph.D., Editor
BookID: NYC/SL/Seidel/35
Brings together nationally-recognised experts on student assessment
in every subject area.
Title:
Snapshots of Service in the Disciplines
Author: Monica Patton, edited by Kathryn Ritter-Smith &
Melissa Smith
BookID: NYC/SL/Patton/37
Highlights over 70 service learning projects from 1994-1995.
Covers a wide range of disciplines.
Title:
National Centre for Eduation Statistics
Author: Rebecca Skinner Westat & Chris Chapman
BookID: NYC/SL/Westat & Chapman/39
First survey to provide reliable national estimates in the
US of the percentage of public elementary, middle, and high
schools incorporating S-L into their course curriculum.
Title:
Exploring Innovations in Instructional Communication - Connecting
Class to Community
Author: Lim Chin Kuan & Jane Ng Ern Ping
BookID: NYC/SL/Lim & Ng/40
Explores S-L as an innovation in instructional communication
to connect class to community.
Title:
Service-Learning Workshop Curriculum Guide
Author: Edited by Cathy Ludlum Foos, Julie A. Hatcher
This
guidebook provides resources for faculty and staff in tertiary
education who would like to offer campus-based workshops on
S-L. This guide is catered for someone who already possesses
the requisite background to offer a S-L workshop. The materials
in the guide can be helpful in determining a focus for a workshop,
in illustrating important points, and in developing activities
for participants.
Title:
The YMCA Service-Learning Guide
Author: YMCA of the USA
This
guide will help the reader learn how to carry out the three
main components of the S-L process: establishing learning
objectives, performing meaningful service, and reflecting
upon the experience. It includes numerous real-life S-L programmes
as examples.
Title:
Introduction to Service-Learning Toolkit
Author: Campus Compact Project
Designed as a resource for those who are new to S-L. Includes
definitions, principles of good practice, a summary of S-L
research, bibliographies and reading on theory, pedagogy,
reflection, tenure and promotion model programmes.
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