Service-Learning at Chabot College
Service Learning Resources: A Selection
Websites
The following offer clearinghouses of information on service learning in higher education,
including how to design effective projects, links to existing programs and syllabi, information on
current research, conferences, and special events, and a wealth of other information.
National Service Learning Clearinghouse: http://www.servicelearning.org/
American Association of Higher Education (AAHE) Models of Good Practice in Service
Learning:
http://www.aahe.org/service/models.htm
American Association of Community Colleges service learning site:
http://www.aacc.nche.edu/servicelearning
California Campus Compact: http://www.sfsu.edu/~cacc/
Alameda County Office of Education Service Learning site:
http://www.acoe.k12.ca.us/apps/page.asp?Q=484
National Service-Learning Exchange: http://www.nslexchange.org
Florida International University Clearinghouse on Service Learning:
http://www.fiu.edu/~time4chg/Library/s.l.links.html
Service Learning Home on the Web (Communications for a Sustainable Future)
http://csf.colorado.edu/sl/
Educators for Community Engagement:: http://www.selu.edu/orgs/ic
National Society of Experiential Education:
http://www.nsee.org/
UCLA Service-Learning Clearinghouse service learning program models and syllabi:
http://www.gseis.ucla/slc/modelp.html
University of Washington Service Learning Syllabi and Course Descriptions
http://www.washington.edu/oue/faculty/servlearn.html
U.C. Berkeley Service Learning Research Ctr: http://gse.berkeley.edu/research/slc/
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Journals:
Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning. Jeffrey Howard, Editor. Ann Arbor:
OSCL Press. The journal’s 2000 special issue, "Strategic Directions for Service-Learning
Research," summarizes current research on service-learning in higher education, and
identifies areas for further research.
National Society for Experiential Education Quarterly
Articles from the field of experiential education, including research related to the
effectiveness of service learning techniques, are featured in this quarterly journal.
Campus Compact Reader
Published quarterly, this is a cross-disciplinary resource for service learning research and
implementation.
Some Good Textbooks/Guides:
Rodriguez Kessler, Elizabeth. Longman Guide to Service Learning. New York:
Longman, 2002.
Billig, Shelley and Andrew Furco. Service-Learning: The Essence of the Pedagogy.
Information Age Publishing, 2002.
Bringle, R. G. and D. K Duffy. Colleges and Universities as Citizens. New York: Allyn &
Bacon, 1999.
Deans, Thomas. Writing Partnerships: Service Learning in Composition. Urbana, IL:
NCTE, 2000.
Hamner, Doris M. Building Bridges: The Allyn & Bacon Student Guide to Service-Learning.
Boston: Allyn & Bacon,2002.
Some Important Articles:
Morgan, W. and Streb, M. “Building citizenship: How student voice in service-learning
develops civic values.” Social Science Quarterly, 82(1), (2001) 155-169.
Schneider, Mary Kay. “Models of Good Practice for Service-Learning Programs: What
Can We Learn From 1,000 Faculty, 25,000 Students, and 27 Institutions Involved in
Service.” AAHE Bulletin, June 1998.
Stukas, A. A., Clary, G. E., & Snyder, M. “Service learning: Who benefits and why.” Social
Policy Report, 8 (4), (1999) 1-22.
Annual Conferences:
National Service Learning Conference
Annual International Conference on Service-Learning Research
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