Building Bridges: The Allyn & Bacon Student Guide to Service-Learning
Doris Hamner, Ph.D., Boston Children's Hospital, Institute for Community Inclusion

ISBN-10: 0205319742
ISBN-13: 9780205319749

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2002
Format: Paper; 128 pp
Published: 07/05/2001

Suggested retail price: $39.80
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Written by a former college instructor with extensive service-learning experience, this supplemental text will help students understand the value of service-learning, find an appropriate placement, and have a more rewarding field experience.

  • Can be adopted as a stand-alone text, or value-packed at no charge with Allyn & Bacon texts across the disciplines.
  • Emphasis is on practical information to help students learn to work in groups and with people from diverse backgrounds.
  • Student inventory worksheet in Chapter 5 helps students tailor work toward fields of interest.
  • Includes Report Guidelines for writing a follow-up paper about one's service-learning experience.



1. Benefits of Service-Learning for the Student.


2. Benefits of Service-Learning for the Community.


3. Costs for the Service-Learner: Strategies for Avoiding Difficulties.


4. Finding a Placement.


5. Helpful Skills for the Service-Learner.


6. Tips on Doing Field Research: A How-To Guide on Participant Observation.


7. Writing Service-Learning Papers: What Is Reflection, Exactly?


8. Writing Service-Learning Papers: On Avoiding Some Common Mistakes.


9. Working in Groups.


Appendix: Resources for Service-Learners.

For First-Year Composition - Handbook


For American Government


For Introductory Psychology


For Introduction to Human Services


For Introductory Sociology


For Technical Communication - Intro


For U.S. History: Combined Volume


For U.S. History: Volume 1 (until 1877)


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