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Publications

AACC's Service Learning Clearinghouse offers several publications to interested community colleges and their community partners. Most are available below.






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Linking Service Learning and Civic Engagement in Community College Students (Adobe PDF)

by Mary Prentice and Gail Robinson
(a 12-page research brief summarizing the findings and implications of a three-year study of service learners and non-service learners at 12 community colleges)

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Community Colleges Broadening Horizons through Service Learning, 2006-2009 (Adobe PDF)

by Gail Robinson
(an eight-page brief introducing AACC's fifth national Learn and Serve America grant project and describing its grantee college programs)

An American Mosaic

 

An American Mosaic: Service Learning Stories (Adobe PDF)

edited by Carole Lester and Gail Robinson
(a 38-page monograph that describes service learning projects and outcomes at AACC's 2003-2006 Horizons grantee colleges; includes service learning reflections, resources, and promising practices)

CR Guide (2nd Edition)

 

A Practical Guide for Integrating Civic Responsibility into the Curriculum (Second Edition) (Adobe PDF)

edited by Karla Gottlieb and Gail Robinson
(a 97-page book that provides practical, easy-to-use applications for community college faculty to integrate civic responsibility concepts and practices into their courses; includes 50 different exercises, activities, and assessment tools) 

Transcending Disciplines

 

Transcending Disciplines, Reinforcing Curricula: Why Faculty Teach With Service Learning (Adobe PDF)

by Rudy M. Garcia and Gail Robinson
(a 12-page research brief summarizing the findings and implications of a study of 200 faculty at 20 community colleges)

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Community Colleges Broadening Horizons through Service Learning, 2003-2006 (Adobe PDF)

by Gail Robinson
(an eight-page brief introducing AACC's fourth national grant project and describing its grantee college programs)

Survey Pub

 

Service Learning in Community Colleges: 2003 National Survey Results (Adobe PDF)

by Mary Prentice, Gail Robinson, and Sara McPhee
(a 16-page research brief, complete with 26 charts and graphs, summarizing the findings and implications of AACC's third national service learning survey)

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Sustaining Service Learning: The Role of Chief Academic Officers (Adobe PDF)

by Mary Prentice, Robert Exley, and Gail Robinson
(An eight-page project brief summarizing and analyzing CAO involvement in and commitment to service learning)

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Institutionalizing Service Learning in Community Colleges (pdf file)

by Mary Prentice
(a 12-page research brief analyzing the institutionalization of service learning programs in 90 community colleges)

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Community Colleges Broadening Horizons Through Service Learning, 2000-2003 (pdf file)

by Gail Robinson
(an eight-page brief introducing AACC's third national grant project)

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Creating Sustainable Service Learning Programs: Lessons Learned from the Horizons Project, 1997-2000 (pdf file)

by Gail Robinson
(a 12-page brief summarizing AACC's second national grant project; includes sustainability strategies in eight key areas)

Project Brief pdf & image

 

Community Colleges Broadening Horizons through Service Learning, 1997-2000 (pdf file)

by Gail Robinson
(an eight-page brief introducing AACC's second national grant project)

Best Practices pdf & image

 

Best Practices in Service Learning: Building a National Community College Network, 1994-1997(pdf file)

by Gail Robinson and Lynn Barnett
(a 16-page brief summarizing AACC's first national grant project)

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Community Colleges and Service Learning

by Gail Robinson and Lynn Barnett
(an eight-page "how-to" brochure)
Not available in pdf.
Click here to see a text-only version, or request a copy by mail.

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Service Learning and Community Colleges: Where We Are

by Gail Robinson and Lynn Barnett
(a 12-page report, complete with more than 30 charts and graphs, summarizing the findings of a 1995 AACC national survey)
Not available in pdf; copies available only by mail.

Service Resource pdf & image

 

Service Learning and Curricular Integration (pdf file)

by Robert J. Exley

Reflect pdf & image

 

Integrating Reflection on Ethical Issues to Promote Civic Responsibility (pdf file)

by C. David Lisman

SL Guide pdf & image

 

The Service Learning Journal: Writing to Learn (pdf file)

by Joan Gilson and Nan Ottenritter

More Resources:

For further information, please contact Gail Robinson, Coordinator of Service Learning.

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