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

 

Improving Student Learning Outcomes with Service Learning (PDF)

by Mary Prentice and Gail Robinson
(a 16-page research brief summarizing the findings and implications of a three-year study of service learning’s impact on student learning outcomes at 10 community colleges)

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

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)

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

Sustainability pdf & image

 

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

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)

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)

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)

by Robert J. Exley

Reflect pdf & image

 

Integrating Reflection on Ethical Issues to Promote Civic Responsibility (PDF)

by C. David Lisman

SL Guide pdf & image

 

The Service Learning Journal: Writing to Learn (PDF)

by Joan Gilson and Nan Ottenritter

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