The First International Annual Conference on Democratic Citizenship, organized by the Moroccan Center for Civic Education, MCCE, in Marrakech, Morocco, February 26-March 1, 2014.
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““In teaching you cannot see the . . . . . of a In teaching you cannot see the . . . . . of a day's work. It is . . . . . . . . . and remains so, day's work. It is . . . . . . . . . and remains so, maybe for twenty years.”maybe for twenty years.”
— — Jacques Barzun Jacques Barzun (1907-2012)(1907-2012)
““In teaching you cannot see the In teaching you cannot see the fruitfruit of a day's of a day's work. It is work. It is invisibleinvisible and remains so, maybe for and remains so, maybe for twenty years.”twenty years.”
— — Jacques Barzun Jacques Barzun (1907-2012)(1907-2012)
2. What does research say?2. What does research say?
a. "Middle school male students reported increased . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and fewer behavioral problems after engaging in service-learning." (Switzer, et. al., 1995).
b. "Students who engage in service-learning feel that they can “make . . . . . . . . . . .” (O’Bannon, 1999; Cairn, 1999).
c. "Over 80 percent of participants in high quality service-learning programs felt that they had made a positive . . . . . . . . . . . . . to the community." (Melchior, 1999; Billig and Conrad, 1997; Scales and Blyth, 1997).
d. d. "Eighty-three percent of schools with service-learning programs reported that . . . . . . . . . . . . . point averages of participating service-learning students improved 76 percent of the time". (Follman, 1999).
e. e. "Students who engaged in service-learning were more likely to increase their sense of self-esteem and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "(Shaffer, 1993).
a. "Middle school male students reported increased self-esteem and fewer behavioral problems after engaging in service-learning." (Switzer, et. al., 1995).
b. "Students who engage in service-learning feel that they can “make a difference .” (O’Bannon, 1999; Cairn, 1999).
c. "Over 80 percent of participants in high quality service-learning programs felt that they had made a positive contribution to the community." (Melchior, 1999; Billig and Conrad, 1997; Scales and Blyth, 1997).
d. "Eighty-three percent of schools with service-learning programs reported that grade point averages of participating service-learning students improved 76 percent of the time". (Follman, 1999).
e. "Students who engaged in service-learning were more likely to increase their sense of self-esteem and self-efficacy. "(Shaffer, 1993).
f. "Elementary and middle school students who participated in service-learning had improved problem-solving skills and increased interest in academics." (Stephens, 1995).
-Billig S.H. (2002). “The Impacts of Service-Learning on Youth, Schools and Communities: 1990–1999.” Denver: RMC Research Corporation.
-Johnson, Angelina Marie and Deborah Jean Notah. (1999). The Elementary School Journal: 99(5). Special Issue: Non-Subject-Matter Outcomes of Schooling, 453-467.
-Learning In Deed: Making a Difference Through Service Learning. W.K. Kellogg Foundation. (2005). http://www.learningindeed.org
-National Service Learning Clearinghouse. (2005), from http://www.servicelearning.org/