Author(s): James D. Nendel,Marybeth P. Miller
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 368
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
Language: English
Date Published: 2010-01-22
Dimensions: 177.8 x 226.06 x 22.86mm
Publication City/Country: Sudbury, United States
Edition: New
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The study and application of service learning as a pedagogy has become widespread. Service-Learning in Physical Education and Other Related Professions: A Global Perspective demonstrates how faculty in physical education and other related professions have designed, implemented, assessed, and conducted action research involving service-learning as a teaching and learning method, both locally and globally, as a means of both serving the community and enriching the lives of their students.

This text is broken down into three parts:
*Part I provides a definition of service learning, examines the parameters that have been explored in physical education and higher education in general, and the integration of standards to ensure high-quality service-learning.
*Part II focuses on the pedagogical frameworks in which service-learning thrives and explores how the model specifically meets national standards and best practices. It also explores the emerging role of research as a measurement tool of the effectiveness of service learning.
*Part III explores a variety of programs from around the globe that utilize service-learning in their pedagogical framework, and provides the nuts and bolts of what they have done and their accomplishments.