How
does Service-Learning Relate to Community Service?
Service-learning is initially a difficult concept for people to understand. That is because people immediately think of volunteerism. People need to understand the distinction between community service and service-learning.
Service-learning is a method of teaching which connects classroom content to the community in a way that is helpful to others. The primary emphasis is on enriching the learning that happens as students apply their knowledge to a community context.
By contrast, the primary purpose of youth community service is to provide
service to the community and to foster citizenship and an ethic of service.
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