Service-learning in literacy education : possibilities for teaching and learning / / edited by Valerie Kinloch and Peter Smagorinsky

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465193303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Charlotte, North Carolina : , : Information Age Publishing, Inc., , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-62396-501-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (274 p.)
• Disciplina: 361.3/7
• Soggetti: Service learning; Language arts teachers - Training of; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Front Cover ""; ""Service-Learning in Literacy Education""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Introduction""; ""Service-Learning: What It Is""; ""Introduction to the Chapters""; ""Service-Learning in Schools and Communities""; ""Service-Learning in Teaching and Teacher Education""; ""Service-Learning in the Humanities""; ""Conclusion and Transition to the Chapters""; ""References""; ""PART I SERVICE-LEARNING IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES""; ""Transformative Service-Learning Initiatives in Urban Schools and Local Communities""; ""Learning From Challenges""; ""Introduction""; ""Questioning a Traditional Service-Learning Model: A Brief Literature Review""""Framing Service-Learning as Social Justice Education""; ""A Brief Methodological Nod""; ""Illustrating Principles With Projects""; ""Considering the “Weâ€? and not the “I:â€? Tori Washington and Service-Learning Initiatives""; ""Service-Learning and Teaching for Openings: The Case of Pam Reed""; ""Looking Ahead, Moving Forward""; ""APPENDIX: SAMPLE SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS""; ""Elementary School Projects""; ""Middle School Projects""; ""High School Projects:""; ""References""; ""Garden in a Vacant Lot""; ""Growing Thinkers at Tree House Books""""Not Outreach but Partnership""; ""Darcyâ€?s Introduction""; ""The Interview""; ""Laurenâ€?s Reflections on Being a Neighbor in North Philadelphia""; ""Eliâ€?s ; Thoughts on Building Relationships at Tree House""; ""From San Francisco to Senegal""; ""A Case Study of International Service-Learning Partnership Development""; ""Dialogue and Democracy""; ""Global Service Education Projects""; ""Should Projects be in Africa?""; ""Returning to Senegal""; ""School-to-School Partnerships""; ""Elements for Consideration""; ""The Meeting in Santhiou Mame Gor""; ""Elements of Approach""""Discussion""; ""Village Unity and Faculty Unity""; ""Respect for Democratic Process at our School and Among the Villagers""; ""Commitment of Village and Partner Schools""; ""NOTE""; ""References""; ""An Authentic, Curriculum-Based Approach to Service-Learning""; ""An Opportunity for Service-Learning""; ""WHAT DOES CURRICULUM-BASED SERVICE-LEARNING LOOK LIKE?""; ""Curriculum-Based Service-Learning: Both Collaborative and Multimodal""; ""Collaborative""; ""Multimodal""; ""Is Reflection Really Necessary?""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""PART II SERVICE-LEARNING IN TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION """"CHAPTER 5 Service-Learning in an Alternative School as Mediated Through Book Club Discussions""; ""Initial Efforts in Addressing the Problem""; ""Office of Service-Learning Grant""; ""The Service-Learning Class""; ""Course Project""; ""Book Clubs""; ""Research Dimension""; ""Course Outcomes""; ""Conclusion""; ""APPENDIX: SERVICE-LEARNING GRANT PROPOSAL""; ""TAPPP Into the Community: A Partnership Between the Program in English Education at UGA and the Pinewood Estates Community in North Athens""; ""References""; ""CHAPTER 6 Service-Learning and the Field-Based Literacy Methods Course""