Service-Learning and Educating in Challenging Contexts: International Perspectives

Table of Contents:
Foreword Andy Furco Preface Timothy Murphy and Jon Tan Part I: Service Learning and Educating in Challenging Contexts in the United States of America 1. Study Groups and Service Learning: A Framework for Discussion to Engage Pre-service Teachers Katia Gonzales, Rhoda Frumkin and Jennifer Lauria 2. Service Learning and Urban Teaching in the USA: Building Communities for Social Justice Noah Borrero 3.Service Learning in Challenging Contexts: On-line and in the Disaster Zone Jean Strait, Jenna Londy and Ana Panone Part II: Service-Learning and Educating in Challenging Contexts in Europe, South Africa and Australia 4. Educating Educational Practitioners for a Post-apartheid South Africa: Using Service Learning to Integrate School Communities and University Students Nadine Peterson and Helen Dunbar-Krige 5. Service Learning and School Development in German Teacher Education Anne Sliwka and Britta Klopsch 6. Empowering Educational Practice Through Service-Learning in the UK: Case Studies from Leeds Metropolitan University Timothy Murphy and Jon Tan 7. Wider Perspectives in Education: A Case Study of Transformative Global Learning from the UK Phil Bamber 8. The Transformative Potential of Service/Community-Based Learning in Initial Teacher Education: A Case Study from Ireland Josephine Boland and Elaine Keane 9. Service Learning Experience for the development of Inclusion: A Case Study from Spain Esther Luna 10. Learning in a Non-formal Setting: The Development of Service-Learning in the Spanish Context Gonzalo Silió Sáiz and Roser Battle 11.Service Learning in the Australian Values Education Program Terence Lovat 12. Shaping Professional Teacher Identities through Service Learning in Australia Anne Power Conclusion Timothy Murphy and Jon Tan Index

About the Author :
Timothy Murphy is Lecturer in Educational Research and Policy at the University of Limerick, Ireland. He is on the Board of Advisors at the International Center for Service-Learning in Teacher Education (ICSLTE). Jon E. C. Tan is Senior Lecturer in the School of Education and Childhood at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK.

Review :
From the Foreword: '[The editors and authors] present the various struggles and some of the missteps that program leaders in various national contexts have faced in implementing service-learning. They share their uncertainties about the true purposes and intentions of service-learning. They bring to the fore important insights on why particular service-learning practices might work in some contexts and not in others. And they offer very interesting and thoughtful analyses of the implications of these issues and challenges for securing high quality practice...An important volume in the new genre of service-learning literature. To all who read it, this work will bring a greater and deeper understanding of the true character and essence of service-learning.' International contributors in educational policy, educational psychology, service learning, and non-formal education demonstrate how service learning can be applied in diverse cultural and national contexts. International cases share successes, failures, and challenges. Throughout the book, contributors seek ways to connect learning to real issues and reflect on the role of the educator as an interpreter and facilitator of learning in the context of education for social justice. Part 1 presents cases from the US, touching onbuilding communities for social justice through service-learning, urban teaching, and online service learning. Part 2 presents cases from the UK, Europe, South Africa, and Australia. Some subjects include training educators in post-apartheid South Africa, and community-based learning in teacher education in Ireland.