Service-learning and educating in challenging contexts : international perspectives / / edited by Timothy Murphy and Jon E. C. Tan

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum International Pub., c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (259 p.)
• Disciplina: 361.3/7
• Soggetto topico: Service learning; Experiential learning
• Classificazione: EDU036000EDU039000
• Altri autori: MurphyTimothy, Dr. TanJon
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: Foreword Andy Furco -- Introduction Timothy Murphy and Jon Tan -- Part I: Service Learning and Educating in Challenging Contexts in the United States of America -- 1. Study Circles and Service Learning: Community Engagement for Pre-service Teachers Katia Gonzales, Rhoda Frumkin and Jennifer Lauria -- 2. Service Learning and Urban Teaching in the USA: Building Communities for Social Justice Noah Borrero -- 3. Service Learning in Challenging Contexts: On-line and in the Disaster Zone Jean Strait, Jenna Londy and Ana Panone -- Part II: Service-Learning and Educating in Challenging Contexts in Europe, South Africa and Australia -- 4. Educating Educational Practitioners for a Post-apartheid South Africa: Using Service Learning to Integrate School Communities and University Students Nadine Peterson and Helen Dunbar-Krige -- 5. Service Learning and School Development in German Teacher Education Anne Sliwka and Britta Klopsch -- 6. Empowering Educational Practice Through Service-Learning in the UK: Case Studies from Leeds Metropolitan University Timothy Murphy and John Tan -- 7. Wider Perspectives in Education: A Case Study of Transformative Global Learning from the UK Phil Bamber -- 8. The Transformative Potential of Service/Community-Based Learning in Initial Teacher Education: A Case Study from Ireland Josephine Boland and Elaine Keane -- 9. Service Learning Experience for the development of Inclusion: A Case Study from Spain Esther Luna -- 10. Service-Learning: Why Do It In Non-formal Education? Roser Batlle Suner -- 11. Service Learning in the Australian Values Education Program Terry J Lovat -- 12. Shaping Professional Teacher Identities through Service Learning in Australia Anne Power -- Conclusion Timothy Murphy and Jon Tan -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Explores best practice for engagement with challenging educational contexts through service-learning drawing on the contributors' international experience"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Service-Learning and Educating in Challenging Contexts
• ISBN: 1-350-09123-5; 1-283-94841-9; 1-4411-1800-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815189303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II