The Landscape of Rural Service Learning, and What It Teaches Us All
Published on 1. November 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
229 pages
978-1-61186-220-1 (ISBN)
Description
Up until now, the majority of literature about service learning has focused on urban areas, while comparatively little attention has been paid to activities in rural communities. The Landscape of Rural Service Learning, and What It Teaches Us All is designed to provide a comprehensive look at rural service learning. The practices that have developed in rural areas, partly because of the lack of nonprofits and other services found in urban settings, produce lessons and models that can help us all rethink the dominant forms of service learning defined by urban contexts. Where there are few formal organizations, people end up working more directly with one another; where there is a need for services in locations where they are unavailable, service learning becomes more than just an academic exercise or assignment. This volume includes theoretical frameworks that are informed by the rural, concrete stories that show how rural service learning has developed and is now practiced, practical strategies that apply across service learning contexts, and points to ponder as we all consider our next steps along the path of meaningful service learning.
Reviews / Votes
This text is a critical missing piece in the development of service learning for colleges and universities. Rural service learning has always had its unique challenges and opportunities, and it's a pleasure to see it illuminated so well.-Amy Smitter, Chief Operating Officer, Habitat for Humanity of Michigan The editors have attracted an impressive and diverse group of practitioner and research scholars to examine the unique contributions and challenges of rural service learning. Their insights extend well beyond the rural experience, offering valuable lessons to all.
-Maureen F. Curley, former president, Campus Compact This book is an exceptional contribution to an area that has been overlooked in the published literature for too long: rural service learning. An eclectic contribution from a wide variety of talented and experienced faculty members in higher education, this book is a must-read for anyone who is serious about service learning in any setting.
-Todd D. Zakrajsek, Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
East Lansing, MI
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
3
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
513 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61186-220-1 (9781611862201)
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Persons
Randy Stoecker is a professor in the Department of Community and Environmental Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with a joint appointment in the University of Wisconsin-Extension Center for Community and Economic Development.
Nicholas Holton is associate dean emeritus at Kirtland Community College in Roscommon, Michigan.
Charles Ganzert is a professor in the Communication and Performance Studies Department at Northern Michigan University, where he teaches media law, audio production, documentary, and media management.
Nicholas Holton is associate dean emeritus at Kirtland Community College in Roscommon, Michigan.
Charles Ganzert is a professor in the Communication and Performance Studies Department at Northern Michigan University, where he teaches media law, audio production, documentary, and media management.
Content
Contents
Introduction: Why Rural Service Learning? by Charles Ganzert, Nicholas Holton, and Randy Stoecker
Part 1. Rural Service Learning in Context
The Landscape of Rural Service Learning, by Nicholas Holton, Karen McKnight Casey, Cynthia Fletcher, Charles Ganzert, John Hamerlinck, Steven Henness, Pam Proulx-Curry, J. Ashleigh Ross, Heidi A. Stevenson, Randy Stoecker, Sophie Tullier, and Spencer D. W
Rural Service Learning on the Blue Bus: A Retrospective in Hopes of Advancing Transformative Civic Engagement in Higher Education, by Eva M. Hagenhofer
Geographic Disparities in Access to Higher Education Service Learning, by Randy Stoecker and Charity Schmidt
Student Voice in Rural Service Learning, by Sophie Tullier
Rural Service Learning: Boundary Spanners' Perspectives, by J. Ashleigh Ross and Randy Stoecker
Part 2. Rural Service Learning in Practice
Beyond Service Learning: Living Democracy in Rural Alabama, by Blake Evans
Food for Thought: A Product-Model Service Learning Experience for Environmental Science Students at a Rural Campus of the University of Wisconsin Colleges, by Lauren Wentz
Service Learning and Rural Development in West Virginia: A Community Center Approach, by Chris Baker and Corey Dolgon
Naadamaage Kinomaagewin: Service Learning in Native American Studies, by Martin Reinhardt
Rural Service Learning as Participatory Action Research: Lessons from Central Pennsylvania, by Brandn Green, Heather Feldhaus, Ben Marsh, and Carl Milofsky
Targeted Student Engagement in Rural Communities: Pairing Select Students with Community Organizations to Link Service Learning and Community-Based Research, by M. Beth White and Spencer D. Wood
Using a Group Community-Based Research Project in the Introductory Sociology Class as an Exercise in Public Sociology, by Shelley L. Koch
Striving for Academic Service Learning Success in a Rural K-12 Tribal School, by Judith Puncochar
Our Work in Progress: Service Learning and Rural Communities Partnering in a College-Ready Writers Program, by Marisa Sandoval Lamb and Flora Ann Simon
Part 3. Rural Service Learning Looking Forward
Service Learning in the Rural Community College, by Nicholas Holton
Reasonable Care: Risk and Liability in Service Learning, by Charles Ganzert
Organic and Dynamic: How Systems Theories Can Inform Rural Service Learning Practice, by Heidi A. Stevenson
Conclusion: Rural Service Learning as Innovation in the Hinterland, by Charles Ganzert, Nicholas Holton, Randy Stoecker, Karen McKnight Casey, Cynthia Fletcher, John Hamerlinck, Steven Henness, Pam Proulx-Curry, J. Ashleigh Ross, Heidi A. Stevenson, Sophi
About the Contributors
Introduction: Why Rural Service Learning? by Charles Ganzert, Nicholas Holton, and Randy Stoecker
Part 1. Rural Service Learning in Context
The Landscape of Rural Service Learning, by Nicholas Holton, Karen McKnight Casey, Cynthia Fletcher, Charles Ganzert, John Hamerlinck, Steven Henness, Pam Proulx-Curry, J. Ashleigh Ross, Heidi A. Stevenson, Randy Stoecker, Sophie Tullier, and Spencer D. W
Rural Service Learning on the Blue Bus: A Retrospective in Hopes of Advancing Transformative Civic Engagement in Higher Education, by Eva M. Hagenhofer
Geographic Disparities in Access to Higher Education Service Learning, by Randy Stoecker and Charity Schmidt
Student Voice in Rural Service Learning, by Sophie Tullier
Rural Service Learning: Boundary Spanners' Perspectives, by J. Ashleigh Ross and Randy Stoecker
Part 2. Rural Service Learning in Practice
Beyond Service Learning: Living Democracy in Rural Alabama, by Blake Evans
Food for Thought: A Product-Model Service Learning Experience for Environmental Science Students at a Rural Campus of the University of Wisconsin Colleges, by Lauren Wentz
Service Learning and Rural Development in West Virginia: A Community Center Approach, by Chris Baker and Corey Dolgon
Naadamaage Kinomaagewin: Service Learning in Native American Studies, by Martin Reinhardt
Rural Service Learning as Participatory Action Research: Lessons from Central Pennsylvania, by Brandn Green, Heather Feldhaus, Ben Marsh, and Carl Milofsky
Targeted Student Engagement in Rural Communities: Pairing Select Students with Community Organizations to Link Service Learning and Community-Based Research, by M. Beth White and Spencer D. Wood
Using a Group Community-Based Research Project in the Introductory Sociology Class as an Exercise in Public Sociology, by Shelley L. Koch
Striving for Academic Service Learning Success in a Rural K-12 Tribal School, by Judith Puncochar
Our Work in Progress: Service Learning and Rural Communities Partnering in a College-Ready Writers Program, by Marisa Sandoval Lamb and Flora Ann Simon
Part 3. Rural Service Learning Looking Forward
Service Learning in the Rural Community College, by Nicholas Holton
Reasonable Care: Risk and Liability in Service Learning, by Charles Ganzert
Organic and Dynamic: How Systems Theories Can Inform Rural Service Learning Practice, by Heidi A. Stevenson
Conclusion: Rural Service Learning as Innovation in the Hinterland, by Charles Ganzert, Nicholas Holton, Randy Stoecker, Karen McKnight Casey, Cynthia Fletcher, John Hamerlinck, Steven Henness, Pam Proulx-Curry, J. Ashleigh Ross, Heidi A. Stevenson, Sophi
About the Contributors