Service-Learning Australia

Lessons from Research on Teaching and Learning: Service-Learning as Effective Instruction. (PDF, 151 KB)
Shelley H. Billig, Ph.D.  RMC Research Corporation.  Excerpted from “Growing to Greatness 2006.”  National Youth Leadership Council.

In this article, high-quality teaching practice is defined, and suggestions for improving the practice of service-learning as a teaching and learning strategy are given. The information is based on decades of research on teaching and learning and on recent research on service-learning.

Service-Learning as Effective Instruction.pdf