Service-Learning Scholarship

The following suggestions are not intended to be a comprehensive bibliography of service-learning scholarship. However, the selections are intended to provide a grounding point for pertinent, and most often, recent publications having a bearing on the service-learning field. Please check this site periodically as suggested resources will continue to evolve.

Abravanel, S. A. (2003). Building community through service-learning: The role of the community partner. Denver: Education Commission of the States.
Ammon, M.S., Furco, A., Chi, B., & Middaugh, E. (2003). Service-learning in California: A profile of the CalServe Service-Learning Partnerships (1997-2000). Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education.
Anderson, J.B., Swick, K.J., & Yff, J. (Eds). (2001). Service-learning in teacher education: Enhancing the growth of new teachers, their students, and communities. Washington, DC: American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. (ERIC Document No. ED451167)
Billig, S.H. (2000). Research on K-12 school-based service-learning: The evidence builds. Phi Delta Kappan, 81(9), 658-64.
Billig, S. H., & Eyler, J. (Eds.). (2003). Deconstructing service-learning: Research exploring context, participation, and impacts. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
Billig, S.H., & Furco, A. (2002). Service-learning through a multidisciplinary lens. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
Billig, S.H., & Waterman, A.S. (Eds.). (2003). Studying service-learning: Innovations in education research methodology. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Bringle, R.G., Phillips, M.A., & Hudson, M. (2004). The measure of service-learning: Research scales to assess student experiences. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Boyle-Baise, M. (2002). Multicultural service learning: Educating teachers in diverse communities. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
Conrad, D., & Hedin, D. (1991). School-based community service: What we know from research and theory. Phi Delta Kappan, June, 743-749.
Dunlap, M.R. (2000). Reaching out to children and families: Students model effective community service. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Erickson, J.A., & Anderson, J.B. (Eds.). (1997). Learning with the community: Concepts and models for service-learning in teacher education. Washington, DC: American Association for Higher Education.
Eyler, J. (2002). Reflection: Linking service and learning - linking students and communities. Journal of Social Issues, 58(3), 517-534.
Eyler, J., & Giles, D.E., Jr. (1999). Where’s the learning in service-learning? San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Furco, A. (2000). Establishing a national center for research to systematize the study of service-learning. Michigan Journal of Community Service-Learning, Special Issue, 129-133.
Furco, A. (2003). Issues of definition and program diversity in the study of service-learning. In S.H. Billig & A.S. Waterman (Eds.), Studying service-learning: Innovations in education research methodology (pp.13-34). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Furco, A., & Billig, S.H. (Eds.). (1996). Service-learning: The essence of the pedagogy. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
Honnet, E.P., & Poulson, S.J. (1989). Principles of good practice for combining service and learning. (Wingspread Special Report). Racine, WI: The Johnson Foundation.
Jacoby, B., & Associates. (2003). Building partnerships for service-learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Johnson, A.M., & Notah, D.J. (1999). Service-learning: History, literature, and a pilot study of eighth graders. The Elementary School Journal, 99(5), 453-467.
Jones, S.R., & Hill, K.E. (2003). Understanding Patterns of Commitment: Student Motivation for Community Service Involvement. The Journal of Higher Education, 74(5), 516-539.
Kahne, J., & Westheimer, J. (1996). In the service of what? The politics of service-learning. Phi Delta Kappan, 77, 593-599.
Kinsley, C. W., & McPherson, K. (Eds.). (1995). Enriching the curriculum through service learning. Alexandria, VA : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Marks, H.M., & Kuss, P. (2001). Socialization for citizenship through community service: Disparities in participation among U.S. high school students. Sociological Focus, 34(4), 377-398.
Maybach, C.W. (1996). Investigating urban community needs: Service learning from a social justice perspective. Education and Urban Society, 28(2), 224-236.
Melchior, A. (1999). Summary report: National evaluation of Learn and Serve America. Waltham, MA: Brandeis University, Center for Human Resources.
Morgan, W., & Streb, M. (1999). How quality service-learning develops civic values. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University, Center for Participation and Citizenship.
National Commission on Service-Learning (2002). Learning in deed: The power of service-learning for American schools. Battle Creek, MI: W. K. Kellogg Foundation.
O'Grady, C.R. (Ed.). (2000). Integrating service learning and multicultural education in colleges and universities. Mahwah, NJ: L. Erlbaum Associates.
Pearson, S.S. (2002). Finding common ground: Service-learning and education reform. Washington, DC: American Youth Policy Forum.
Scales, P.C., Blyth, D.A., Berkas, T.H., & Kielsmeier, J.C. (2000). The effects of service-learning on middle school students’ social responsibility and academic success. Journal of Early Adolescence, 20, 332-358.
Shumer, R. (2000). Science or storytelling: How should we conduct and report service-learning research? Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, Special Issue, 76-83.
Stanton, T.K., Giles, D.E., Jr., & Cruz, N.I. (1999). Service-learning: A movement’s pioneers reflect on its origins, practice, and future. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Stukas, A.A., Clary, G.E., & Snyder, M. (1999). Service-learning: Who benefits and why. Social Policy Report, 8(4), 1-22.
Waterman, A.S. (Ed.). (1997). Service-learning: Applications from the research. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Earlbaum Associates.
Wade, R.C. (Ed.). (1997). Community service-learning: A guide to including service in the public school curriculum. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
Wade, R.C. (2000). Service-Learning for multicultural teaching competency: Insights from the literature for teacher educators. Equity & Excellence in Education. 33(3), 21-9.
Westat, R.S., & Chapman, C. (1999). Service-learning and community service in K-12 Public Schools. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education.
Westheimer, J., & Kahne, J. (2000). Report to the Surdna Board – D.V.I. New York: Surdna Foundation.
Youniss, J., McLellan, J.A., & Yates, M. (1997). What we know about engendering civic identity. American Behavioral Scientist, 40, 620-631.
Youniss, J., & Yates, M. (1997). Community service and social responsibility in youth. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning – www.umich.edu/~mjcsl
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse Library - www.servicelearning.org


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