New NSLC Library Items

General/Cross-Sector

Goddard, Jennifer. "The Ripple Effect: When Mentors and Mentees Volunteer Together." The Tutor, Fall 2007.
Abstract: This article discusses the benefits of mentors and mentees volunteeing together. Serving the community together can deepen the mentoring relationship as the mentor and mentee connect with each other and the larger community, which also benefits in turn.
http://www.servicelearning.org/library/lib_cat/index.php?library_id=7412

CBO

DeWitt, James D. A Legal Handbook for Nonprofit Corporation Volunteers (8^th Ed.). Fairbanks, AK: Guess & Rudd P.C., 2007.
Abstract: This manual is intended for and dedicated to all volunteers, including volunteer managers, directors of nonprofit corporations, and officers of nonprofit corporations. The focus of the manual is risk management and legal risks for nonprofit organizations.
http://www.servicelearning.org/library/lib_cat/index.php?library_id=7346

Tulane University Center for Public Service. Community Partner Handbook. New Orleans, LA: Tulane University, 2007.
Abstract: This handbook from the Center for Public Service at Tulane University provides information about campus-community partnerships and includes sample forms.
http://www.servicelearning.org/library/lib_cat/index.php?library_id=7343

HE

Borges, Nicole J., and Paul J. Hartung. "Service-Learning in Medical Education: Project Description and Evaluation." International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, v.19(1), 2007, 1-7.
Abstract: This article describes the initial design, development, implementation, and evaluation of a service-learning project within a first-year medical school course. Medical students screened clients of a community agency for high blood pressure and educated them about the effects of hypertension on health. Results of the project indicated significant increases in students’ attitudes, knowledge, and skills related to community health, resources, and service. Infusing medical education with service-learning activities can both meet community needs and enhance student education about the health of the public. The present findings support continued development and evaluation of service-learning projects within medical school training programs.
http://www.servicelearning.org/library/lib_cat/index.php?library_id=7356

Madsen, Susan. "Action Learning Unveiled: Finding Depth Through Understanding Related Constructs." Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, v.18(2), 2007, 5-26.
Abstract: The quality of student learning is a subject of considerable attention in higher education institutions around the world. One emerging pedagogy that addresses this issue for both higher education and the professional workplace is action learning. Once concern, however, is that the definitions and conceptions of action learning vary widely. The author provides an in-depth examination of the term and its connections with other interrelated themes and constructs. She explores the relationship between action learning and action research, active learning and active practice, experiential learning, academic service-learning, and community-based research.
http://www.servicelearning.org/library/lib_cat/index.php?library_id=7373

National Survey of Student Engagement. Experiences that Matter: Enhancing Student Learning and Success, Annual Report 2007. Bloomington, IN: National Survey of Student Engagement, 2007.
Abstract: The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent to which they engage in educational practices associated with high levels of learning and development.
http://www.servicelearning.org/library/lib_cat/index.php?library_id=7344

K-12

Wade, Rahima C. Community Action Rooted in History: The CiviConnections Model of Service-Learning. Washington, DC: National Council for the Social Studies, 2007.
Abstract: This book details some of the projects that teachers and students have created through the CiviConnections model of service-learning. This program was developed to give students the opportunity to learn local and national history as a means for informing civic action via service and advocacy in the local community.
http://www.servicelearning.org/library/lib_cat/index.php?library_id=7369

Tribal

Jim, Rebecca, and Marilyn Scott. Making a Difference at the Tar Creek Superfund Site: Community Efforts to Reduce Risk. Vinita, OK: LEAD Agency, 2007.
Abstract: Through combined work of Tribal Efforts Against Lead (TEAL) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a community effort was launched to clean up the soil and inform residents of how to minimize their exposure to toxins in the area of Tar Creek in northeastern Oklahoma. This book describes the communities and the project in the voices of participants from every area: the community members, the tribal leaders, the scientists involved with the health of the people and the state of the land, and Learn and Serve America participants from Miami High School who were members of the Cherokee Volunteer Society working to make their community safer.
http://www.servicelearning.org/library/lib_cat/index.php?library_id=7425