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Building Partnerships for Service-Learning. The reciprocal and synergistic relationship of campus and community is the framework for Jacoby's text on service-learning. As she posits in the preface, community-based learning efforts at colleges and universities have gained substantial energy from the movement of "undergraduate education toward active learning and the call for civic renewal of higher education" p.

Juxtaposed are two complementary forces.

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On the one hand is the reconceptualization of traditional teaching and learning methods by integrating innovative pedagogical strategies e. On the other hand are increased accountability pressures from public and politicians alike for campuses to develop civic-minded graduates with the skills, knowledge, and abilities to create positive social change.

Jacoby's preposition is that, at the center of this powerful intersection, is the opportunity to develop symbiotic interactions between academe and neighborhoods—in other words, truly democratic partnerships.

Each of the 15 chapters echoes the premise that building partnerships is a sound educational practice and, indeed, societal need. In the first chapter, Jacoby traces the evolution of service-learning over the last decade. Obvious is the shift made by colleges and universities from emphasizing merely service to emphasizing learning. The idea of the "engaged campus" has progressed from potentially patronizing notions of "serving" [End Page ] the community to a new vision of communities as sites of knowledge, discovery, and mutual benefits.

Jacoby asserts that service-learning is a pedagogy, as well as a program and philosophy. As such, if "democratic" learning is to occur, student experiences must be grounded in intentional reflection that examine the nature of collaboration between classroom and community.

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Building Partnerships for Service Learning [Barbara Jacoby and Associates] on bahana-line.com *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. It is clear that. Editorial Reviews. Review. "This book supplies valuable theoretical and practical guidance in advancing partnerships in service-learning." (Planning for Higher.

The chapter ends by outlining three frameworks as possible guidelines for developing and sustaining effective partnerships. In chapter 2, Enos and Morton distinguish between transactional and transformational relationships.

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The authors ask two simple but provocative questions: Is the institution a good neighbor? And does the community perceive the college or university as a part of, or apart from, the community identity? They define transactional relationships as "instrumental, designed to complete a task with no greater plan or promise" p. In contrast, transformational relationships are deep commitments with openness to emerging developments.

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Enos and Morton argue that the result of such organizational relationships is the transformational learning of students. For instance, rather than seeing homelessness as a result of poverty, students may come to view the issue as a problem of wealth. Service-learning requires colleges and universities to welcome communities into the 'academic tent,.

This book gives service-learning practitioners a comprehensive guide to building the effective relationships that are essential to service-learning success and sustainability. Holland, director, National Service-Learning Clearinghouse. These essays will be invaluable aids in helping both groups to assist and learn from each other. Request permission to reuse content from this title.

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Description It is clear that service-learning has the potential to yield tremendous benefits to students, communities, and institutions of higher education. Increased student learning has been well documented. As communities gain new energy to meet their needs and greater capacity to capitalize on their assets, service-learning enables higher education to fulfill its civic responsibility. When service-learning lives up to its potential to lead colleges and universities to transform themselves into fully engaged citizens of their communities and the world, its ability to bring about positive social change is limitless.

Comprehensive in scope, Building Partnerships for Service-Learning includes: Fundamentals and frameworks for developing sustainable partnerships Assessment as a partnership-building process The complex dynamics of collaboration between academic affairs and student affairs Partnering with students to enhance service-learning How to create campuswide infrastructure for service-learning Profiles and case studies of outstanding partnerships with neighborhoods, community agencies, and K schools Partnerships for collaborative action research Exploring the challenges and benefits of corporate and international partnerships The dynamic relationship of service-learning and the civic renewal of higher education Building Partnerships for Service-Learning is the essential guide to taking service-learning and partnerships to the next level.

Jacoby is a sought-after speaker and consultant on service-learning.

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Reviews "This book supplies valuable theoretical and practical guidance in advancing partnerships in service-learning. Creating effective, democratic, mutually beneficial, mutually respectful partnerships should be a primary, if not the primary, agenda for service-learning in the first decade of the twenty-first century.