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Higher Education Fact Sheets
 | AmeriCorps, Service-Learning, and Community: Working to Address Community Needs and Strengths | |
 This fact sheet introduces community assessment to AmeriCorps members working in educational settings and looking to enhance their experience of learning through service, and for anyone interested in finding a way to increase civic engagement, academic, personal, and social outcomes of youth and students. | ||
| AmeriCorps and Service-Learning 101 | |
| This fact sheet highlights some of the emerging knowledge in this field based on theory, process evaluations, and field wisdom—knowing that more rigorous research is needed. | ||
| Chemistry & Service-Learning in Higher Education | |
| Service-learning in the chemistry curriculum provides a rich opportunity for students to learn while contributing to their communities. This fact sheet provides project ideas and sources for further information. | ||
| Developing Service-Learning Scholarship: Actions & Issues to Consider | |
| As service-learning (SL) becomes increasingly widespread in higher education, more opportunities are emerging for SL practitioners to pursue scholarship. This fact sheet provides a brief overview of contemporary issues regarding scholarship in higher education. | ||
| Discipline-Specific Service-Learning Resources for Higher Education | |
| A number of discipline-specific service-learning resources available including print publications, web sites, electronic discussion groups and expert faculty. | ||
| Engineering Education and Service-Learning | |
| Service-Learning in engineering education is gaining ground throughout the country and throughout the variety of disciplinary focuses within engineering education. This brief gives an introduction to service-learning in engineering and provides sources for further information. | ||
| Higher Education Service-Learning in Rural Communities | |
| Service learning can provide significant benefits to students, faculty and communities, whether it occurs in rural, urban or suburban settings. This document is intended to offer additional considerations, information and resources for developing and sustaining service-learning in rural communities. | ||
| Institutional Structures for Service-Learning In Higher Education | |
| Learn about institutional structures that can help sustain and institutionalize service-learning in colleges and universities. | ||
| Interdisciplinary Models of Service-Learning in Higher Education | |
| The combination of service-learning and interdisciplinary learning is gaining momentum in higher education. A growing body of evidence identifies promising and lasting outcomes associated with their integration. This fact sheet highlights successful interdisciplinary models of service-learning in higher education and relevant resources. | ||
| Math & Service-Learning in Higher Education | |
| This fact sheet looks at the opportunities for integrating service-learning into math curriculum and provides a list of web and print resources on the topic. | ||
| Partnerships for Higher Education Service-Learning | |
| Partnerships serve as the foundation of service-learning programs in higher education. This fact sheet is written for administrators, faculty and staff from colleges and universities who seek to strengthen their service-learning partnerships. | ||
| Public Health & Service-Learning | |
| This resource gives an overview of service-learning and provides a list of resources and research on service-learning and public health. | ||
| Publishing & Presenting in Service-Learning | |
| This fact sheet is intended to provide a synopsis of where and how to present and publish service-learning in higher education materials. | ||
| Raising Funds for Service-Learning in Higher Education | |
| This fact sheet provides a list of actions to take, resources to consider, and other tools to help you raise funds for higher education service-learning programs. | ||
| Recognition in Service-Learning | |
| Find new ideas for recognizing your service-learning participants, learn how to select appropriate forms of recognition, and get the resources you need to create a successful recognition program. | ||
| Recognizing Service-Learning in Higher Education through Minors & Certificates | |
| This fact sheet provides an overview of institutions with minor and certificate programs focused on service-learning, leadership, and/or community service. | ||
| Reflection in Higher Education Service-Learning | |
| The process of reflection is a core component of service-learning. Service-learning practitioners and researchers alike have concluded that the most effective service-learning experiences are those that provide “structured opportunities” for learners to critically reflect upon their service experience. This fact sheet provides an overview of reflection in higher education service-learning and links to helpful resources. | ||
| Research Standards and Protection of Human Subjects | |
| Anyone conducting service-learning research or evaluation should be aware of the research standards and guidance for protection of human subjects. The following provides a brief summary and where to go for additional information. | ||
| Resources for AmeriCorps Members | |
| This fact sheet includes resources for those who are interested in finding a way to increase civic engagement, academic, personal, and social outcomes of youth and students. | ||
| Risk Management and Liability in Higher Education Service-Learning | |
| To avoid health and legal liability, risk management procedures need to be considered before starting any service-learning experience. This fact sheet provides background information and a describes a systematic approach to establishing a safe, minimal risk environment for all participants involved in service-learning. | ||
| Service-Learning with Disadvantaged Youth | |
| On average, it’s harder to grow up well when you live in poverty. Indeed, low socioeconomic status (SES) is negatively linked to a wide range of indicators of child and adolescent well-being (Beauvais & Jensen 2003; Evans 2004; Hawkins et. al., 2000). At the same time, growing up poor does not seal one’s destiny. | ||
| STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) Education & Service-Learning | |
| STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics and usually refers to education in one or more of these disciplines. This fact sheet offers information on how service-learning can address some of the concerns over the decline in STEM education in the United States. | ||
| The Evidence Base for Service-Learning in Higher Education | |
| This summary of publications, journals, and websites can help keep you up-to-date on the constantly evolving evidence base for service-learning in higher education. | ||
| The Use of Technology in Higher Education Service-Learning | |
| With their ready access to new technologies, higher educational institutions are well-positioned to take advantage of rapid changes in the field. This document is intended to provide information on the use of technology in service-learning programs at the local level. | ||
| Tools and Methods for Evaluating Service-Learning in Higher Education | |
| A discussion of issues to consider, a summary of websites, and a list of publications that provide background, tools, and resources for evaluating service-learning in higher education. | ||
