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Remembering the “Why”
In a reflective guest post, Northeastern University’s Lori Gardinier (PhD, MSW) challenges us to clarify WHY we engage in global service-learning. She couples clear-eyed realism, “some student projects have measurable impact and others are dead on arrival,” with idealistic hope … Continue reading
BotB: What We Don’t Talk About When We Don’t Talk About Service
Title: What We Don’t Talk About When We Don’t Talk About Service Authors: Adam Davis Target Audience: Students, Faculty, Citizens Date: 2006 Succinct Summary: In order to claim that Service Is Good (SIG), we must discuss why we do service, (for altruistic, selfish, or faith-based … Continue reading
BotB: Walk Out Walk On
Title: Walk Out Walk On: A Learning Journey into Communities Daring to Live the Future Now Authors: Margaret Wheatley and Deborah Frieze Target Audience: Students Date: 2011 Succinct Summary: Filled with experience and vivid examples, Walk Out Walk On expresses … Continue reading
What is Enough? Educating for Transformation, Seeking More
Julia Lang, one of our regular contributors, just completed three weeks of teaching at the Civic Leadership Institute. After interacting with a homeless person on the way home one night, Julia found herself wondering what more she could do. She offers … Continue reading
3 Timely Pieces for Independence Day - Finding Meaning in Work, Life, and Freedom
What is the purpose of America? What kind of society are we creating? Where will we go from here? These are all excellent questions for reflection as The United States prepares to celebrate Independence Day, and a few thinkers gave … Continue reading
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The Hole in Our Helping, part 3: Entitlement, Sentimentality, & Assessment Constraints
The final installment in a three-part contribution to the faith, values, and service-learning series by Richard Slimbach: 5. Entitlement and sentimentality Global political economy tends to commodify and commercialize most everything, including global philanthropy. Not surprisingly, student-volunteers, their parents, and even global educators … Continue reading
The Hole in Our Helping, part 2: Service versus Charity, Institutional Self-Interest, & Individualist Ethos
The second of a three-part contribution to the faith, values, and service-learning series by Richard Slimbach: 2. Charity orientation Once we’ve resolved the questions of who our neighbors are, and what our moral obligations are to them, the question we’re left with is … Continue reading
The Hole in our Helping - Part 1
“So, how do our member NGOs stand to benefit from your students’ involvement?” The first of a three-part contribution to the faith, values, and service-learning series by Richard Slimbach: Several weeks ago I was in Addis Ababa, sitting with the director of … Continue reading
The Goals of Jewish Service-Learning
By Jon Levisohn Jewish service-learning is a hot topic, and rightly so. Funders, policy makers and academics have noticed a groundswell of activism and energy in the Jewish world, especially among young people, and have hopped on board. This has … Continue reading
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Serving Our Neighbors: Learning across the Lines that Divide Us
By Chad Frey As many pundits have pointed out, the upcoming elections have inaugurated silly season in Washington. If only this could be dismissed as a passing period of political frivolity so we could all get back to the task … Continue reading