Service-Learning and Educating in Challenging Contexts

Service-Learning and Educating in Challenging Contexts explores the potential of service-learning identified as a way to integrate community service with academic study to enrich the on-going professional development of educators, especially in schools that are located in challenging contexts. This collection offers a further refinement of what typically comes under the remit of service-learning, switching the focus from the learning experience of the learner, to the educator and the deep and enriching professional learning opportunities that service-learning can offer. This approach to service-learning promotes collaborative practices amongst professional and in-service educators, and encourages an integration of theory and practice. The international contributors use their own experiences as well as current research to provide a thorough exploration of service-learning from national and international perspectives.

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.

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