Book Review: Promoting Community Renewal through Civic Literacy and Service Learning

NASPA Journal ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H. Persons ◽  
David Lisman
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Community Renewal ◽  
Academic Instruction ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Government ◽  
Civic Literacy

This is an optimistic, and useful, book written at a pessimistic time. In an era when the nation faces many social problems - including alienation from the government and work, the fragmentation of the family, and an expanding materialism - this book promoting civic literacy approaches to service learning and seeks to help educators in their efforts to redefine the role of civics in contemporary society. The civic literacy approach to service learning is defined as pedagogy that combines community service and academic instruction and that focuses on critical, reflective thinking and civic responsiblity. The editors challenge community colleges to act as catalysts for a national movement of community renewal, suggesting that they may be our best hope for finding ways to solve our social problems.

Reducing Academic Achievement Gaps: The Role of Community Service and Service-Learning

2006 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter C. Scales ◽  
Eugene C. Roehlkepartain ◽  
Marybeth Neal ◽  
James C. Kielsmeier ◽  
Peter L. Benson
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Achievement Gaps

scholarly journals Service Learning: Mengintegrasikan Tujuan Akademik Dan Pendidikan Karakter Peserta Didik Melalui Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat

Bakti Budaya ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 143
Author(s):  
Endah Setyowati ◽  
Alviani Permata
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Teaching Strategies ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Teaching Approach ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Academic Goals ◽  
State Discrimination ◽  
Sustainable Peace

Service learning is a teaching approach that combines academic goals and the character educationthrough community service activities. Teaching strategies through knowledge, experiences, andreflections applied in an interdiciplinary course provide opportunities for students to relate knowledgedirectly from the classroom to community problems with their participation as volunteers in a specifedcommunity. Te community which is chosen as a target group was ftted to the lecture materialswhich emphasized on issues of state discrimination against vulnerable groups and impacts of decreasingenvironmental quality on sustainable peace. Te learning outcomes which is set at level of students'awareness of social problems are measured by changes in perceptions of issues faced by target groupsbefore and after students doing a community service through periodic journal reports.

scholarly journals Community Service-Learning: Why Can’t Canada Be More Like Mexico?

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-59
Author(s):  
Victoria Calvert ◽  
Halia Valladares Montemayor
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
National Level ◽  
Community Service Learning ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Canadian Universities ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Volunteer Programs ◽  
The Government

  In Mexico, the community service strategy and requirements for undergraduate students are both longstanding and mandated by the Mexican Constitution. Students undertake a minimum of 480 hours of service during their undergraduate degrees, which are coordinated through their universities’ Social Service (SS) departments. Many Canadian universities and colleges offer community service through courses and volunteer programs; however, the practice and adoption levels vary widely. Student involvement with community partners, as represented through community service-learning (CSL) and volunteerism in Canada, are sponsored by many post-secondary institutions but are not driven by a national agenda. While, in Mexico, community service is documented at a departmental and institutional level for reporting to stakeholders and the government, in Canada, documentation of community service varies with the institutional mandate and is often sporadic or non-existent; the imperative for systematic student engagement and citizenship development has not been recognized at the national level. This research paper provides an overview of the community engagement practices in both countries, with the national patterns represented through a summative review of selected Canadian and Mexican universities. Suggestions for processes and practices for Canada are proposed based upon the Mexican model.

scholarly journals Tindak Kekerasan Terhadap Anak di Lingkungan Satuan Pendidikan dan Peranan Keluarga Sebagai Upaya Non-Penal Dalam Pencegahan

JURNAL BELO ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-129
Author(s):  
Jetty Martje Patty
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Character Education ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Religious Values ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Government

ABSTRACT    ROLE OF THE FAMILY AS A NON PENAL EFFORT IN PREVENTING  ACTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINTS CHILDREN IN THE EDUCATION UNIT ENVIRONMENT                 Schools are required to be anti violence zones, which provides a safe comfortable and enjoyable learning environment. Legal protection made by the government has not provided protection for children from violence that occurs in schools. So that there needs to be other efforts beyond legal measures that can prevent acts of violence against children in school. Non penal efforts through the role of the family.a as the first educational institution in society that plays a role in educating children to shape the character of children. Character education in the family will produce anti violence behavior in children themselves will distance themselves from behavior u violence, because children are equipped with loving behavior, tenderness, religious values, empathy in children.    

Pychiatrists and Legal Issues in Dementia Care

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S37-S37
Author(s):  
M.M. Carrasco
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Behavioral Disturbances ◽  
The Family ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
The Many

During more than half a century, Psychiatry has extensively accepted a biomedical model studying mental disorders (including schizophrenia, affective disorders and the large group of stress-related disorders, including anxiety disorder. Thus, the classical dichotomy between functional and organic psychiatric disorders is obsolete and from a theoretical point of view there should be no obstacle for Psychiatry to deal with the study of dementias from gene to clinical levels using empirical methods, including neurotransmitters and scanning techniques. However, in many European countries, the dementias have been claimed as belonging primarily to Neurology, leaving the role of psychiatrists to treat psychotic symptoms and bizarre behavioral disturbances.However, psychiatrists have a long tradition of detailed psychopathological description and great skill in coping with the many psychological, ethical and social problems that are such important features of mental disorders and particularly the dementias, and so, the specific skills of psychiatrists will certainly be warranted in managing the many significant psychological and social problems of the patient both within the family and in society. The discussion must overcome the sterile debate between specialties to focus on the skills needed to adequately address the needs of patients with dementia and their caregivers.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied his declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Pelaksanaan Program Pendekatan Keagamaan melalui KKN STIBA Makassar di Desa Baruga Kabupaten Maros

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-199
Author(s):  
Asnawati Patuti ◽  
Rahmat Rahmat
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Religious Activities ◽  
Original Population ◽  
Service Programs ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Community Service Programs ◽  
The Government ◽  
Program Show

Baruga village, Bantimurung sub-district is an area in Maros district where the majority of the original population is Muslim. The existence of Islam in Maros has been around for a long time, namely with the entry of Raja Gowa and Tallo which have a direct border area with the Marusu Maros kingdom so that the Islamic life of the Baruga Village Community, Bantimurung Maros sub-district looks so real. The purpose of Real Work Lecture (KKN) III Stiba Makassar is to realize community service which is one of the pillars of the tri dharma of higher education. The method of implementing this program begins with conducting a field review based on an independent instrument. The results of the KKN program show the importance of community service programs by seeing the benefits felt by KKN participants, the community and the government. Religious activities which are the main orientation of this program have been successfully carried out, as well as social activities, organizational activities and the active role of KKN participants with the government in successful community development efforts.

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