Service-Learning in Teacher Education: Accomplishments, Challenges, and Promising Developments

This paper will present a brief history of the role of service in higher education, and demonstrate its effectiveness as a full partner to teacher education. We then focus on service-learning in teacher education and how it has enjoyed a strong resurgence in the last 15 years. Finally, we offer a ra...

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Main Authors: Marian McKenna, Jeffrey Anderson, John Traynor, Melvin Pedras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Portland State University 2004-01-01
Series:Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
Online Access:https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/25478
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spelling doaj-ecdd80eb2b9545f88432c64a65fd148b2021-07-26T15:34:52ZengPortland State UniversityNorthwest Journal of Teacher Education2638-40352004-01-013110.15760/nwjte.2004.3.1.10Service-Learning in Teacher Education: Accomplishments, Challenges, and Promising DevelopmentsMarian McKenna0Jeffrey Anderson1John Traynor2Melvin Pedras3University of MontanaSeattle UniversityGonzaga UniversityUniversity of IdahoThis paper will present a brief history of the role of service in higher education, and demonstrate its effectiveness as a full partner to teacher education. We then focus on service-learning in teacher education and how it has enjoyed a strong resurgence in the last 15 years. Finally, we offer a rationale for and a model of service-learning in the northwest region of the US, supported and endorsed by the Northwest Center for Service Learning in Teacher Education.https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/25478
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series Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
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publishDate 2004-01-01
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