Network Resources
VCC Network Contact List
Campus Compact National Survery Results
Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Research
Resources
CIRCLE
(The Center for Information & Research On Civic Learning &
Engagement) at Tufts University
The
Handbook of Practice and Research in Study Abroad: Higher Education
and the Quest for Global Citizenship, Edited by Ross Lewin.
Publisher: AAC&U and Routledge, 2009
The link between service learning,
increased retention and achievement. Two new research articles.
Click on the links to download them today.
Learn and Serve America's National Service-Learning Clearing
House Resources
Conferences or Events
NSLC's master service-learning events calendar provides a place
to spread the word about your conferences and events. http://www.servicelearning.org/nslc/suggestion/
Job Opportunities
The job opportunities page lists position openings in the
field of service-learning across the United States. http://www.servicelearning.org/events_jobs/job_opps/
Photos, Video/Audio Recordings, and/or Written Success Stories
NSLC collects photos, video/audio recordings, and/or written
stories that can be used on our website or in print materials
to help others understand your passion for service-learning. http://www.servicelearning.org/nslc/success_story_form/
Program Replication and Research Materials
Materials used for service-learning course/program implementation,
quality improvement, and replication as well as new research are
evaluated by NSLC staff for possible inclusion in the world’s
largest service-learning resource collection. http://www.servicelearning.org/library/promote/
Suggestions and Recommended Resources
Any suggestion, whether of a error/omission to correct, a
new resource to collect, or a new feature to add can be made through
this form (available here and from the “Make a Suggestion”
link at the bottom of most pages of the website). http://www.servicelearning.org/nslc/suggestion/
If you would like help promoting your project through NSLC,
please contact the NSLC Librarian at nslc-info@servicelearning.org.
Manual on Community-Based Participatory Research
The CEAL-UNC Collaborative (a CBPR partnership) has just e-published
a manual which can be downloaded from the CEAL website at www.theceal.org.
You are welcome to make the manual available to anyone you think
would find it useful.
CNCS Volunteering in America 2009 Data and Resources Based
on This and Previous Year's Data
Go to http://www.volunteeringinamerica.gov/
for the most comprehensive data on volunteering ever assembled.
This research provides a wealth of information to national, state
and local leaders to better understand volunteering trends and
demographics and to develop strategies for engaging more citizens
in service. In partnership with HandsOn Network, the Corporation
is providing specific resources to support the findings of this
report. The resources on http://nationalserviceresources.org/via
have been developed to increase the capacity of your organization,
company, program, or community to effectively engage volunteers
http://nationalserviceresources.org/volunteer-member-staff-management/leveraging-volunteers
of all ages. These tools build on previous Volunteering in America
reports and include new and updated resources.
New Data on How Campuses Educate Students for Civic Engagement
from Association of American Colleges and Universities (Sept.
30, 2009) http://www.aacu.org/press_room/press_releases/2009/civicresponsibility.cfm
Researchers and Their Communities: The Challenge of Meaningful
Community Engagement
from the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Consortium's
Community Engagement Key Function Committee and the CTSA Community
Engagement Workshop Planning Committee. The report provides background
on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) CTSA Program and summarizes
the best practices that emerged from a series of national and
regional workshops on community engagement in research held in
2007 and 2008. http://www.ctsaweb.org/uploadedfiles/Best%20Practices%20in%20Community%20Engagement_Summary_2007-08.pdf
Civic Engagement Resources
Reader of Higher Education and Civic
Engagement Articles
Building
Capacity for Community Engagement: Institutional Self-Assessment
by Gelmon SB, Seifer SD, Kauper-Brown J and Mikkelsen M. (2005)
Building Capacity for Community Engagement:Institutional Self-Assessment.
Seattle, WA: Community-Campus Partnerships for Health.
Rebuild
America: Solving the Economic Crisis through Civic Works (2009)
a new book by Scott Myers-Lipton, an associate professor at San
Jose State University.160pg
Energize
Inc. resources for leaders of volunteers.
Core
Principles for Public Engagement
Four Years of BTtoP-What Have We Learned? Overview of Findings
to Date
While there is still much to be derived from the intricate connections
between students' engaged learning, civic development, and mental
health and well-being, aggregate findings from the Bringing Theory
to Practice Demonstration and Intensive Site Program research
over the last several years have provided strong evidence that
the linkages among these critical elements of student success
are connected in salient, and oftentimes powerful, ways. http://www.aacu.org/blast/bttp/2009/august.cfm
"Engaging Young People in Civic Life"
Edited by James Youniss and by Peter Levine. Tough-minded, data-driven,
and unsentimental, This book is full of concrete policy proposals
for schools, municipalities, service programs, and political parties.
It offers all the appropriate scholarly caveats and qualifications.
But at its heart, it is a plea to revive American democracy by
offering all our young people the civic opportunities they want
and so richly deserve.” http://www.civicyouth.org/?p=347
Youth Without College Experience Less Likely
to Volunteer
Despite the upward trend in youth volunteering, young adults with
no college experience are half as likely to volunteer as their
collegiate counterparts, according to a new report examining the
relationship between youth volunteering and college experience.
Roughly 43 percent of the 20-to-29-year-old population has not
attended college. The report indicates that 25 percent of young
adults who have attended college volunteered in 2007 while only
11 percent of those with no college experience volunteered.
This gap has remained constant since 2002. http://www.civicyouth.org/?p=350
New Study Examines Impact of State Election
Law Reforms on Young Voters
CIRCLE Fact Sheet shows that young Americans in the nine states
with Election Day registration laws (EDR) were more
likely to vote than those living in states without EDR after controlling
for education, gender, age, race/ethnicity and marital
status. http://www.civicyouth.org/?p=349
Community Service and Liability
Serving Safely: A Risk Management Resource for College Service
Programs
From California Campus Compact, written by Joyce and Ikeda. This
publication provides service administrators an informational reference
point for considering risk management and liability issues in
campus service programs. Special attention has been given to developing
a common point of understanding between risk managers, campus
counsel, and service providers, so that effective service policies
and procedures that reduce risk, while not compromising program
objectives, may be developed and embraced. $20 per copy http://www.cacampuscompact.org/cacc_publications/serving_safely.html
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.
http://www.servicelearning.org/instant_info/fact_sheets/he_facts/risk_mgmt/
Hot Topic: Risk Management
This page provides NSLC recommended site and library items on
the topic of risk management and liability, including many that
are Full Text, as well as related links. http://www.servicelearning.org/instant_info/hot_topics/risk_mgmt/index.php
Risk
Management and Liability in Service-Learning
Global Citizenship Resources
Resources From Member Institutions
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October
30, 2006 "Defining new targets for community
partnerships and identifying other underserved groups
in our communities"
Organizations & Journals
National
Service-Learning Clearinghouse
Now available from the National
Service-Learning Clearinghouse, Building Citizens: A Critical
Reflection and Discussion Guide for Community Service Participants
is designed to help community service programs incorporate a deliberative,
civic dimension into their programs by guiding participants in
reflection that makes explicit connections between service and
critical, enlivened citizenship.
Lumina
Foundation for Education
Mission is to expand access and success in education beyond high
school, particularly among adults, first-generation college going
students, low-income students and students of color. This mission
is directed toward a single, overarching big goal – to increase
the percentage of Americans with high-quality degrees and credentials1
to 60 percent by the year 2025.
Learn and Serve Grant - Final
Report
Links to Important Faculty Resources
Value of Service by State
Students
log 3.5 Million (!) volunteer hours in 2007. See how those hours
break down by state.
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