Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1993

Abstract

This is an introductory workshop on developing curriculum using a student-centered, community-based approach. It is founded largely on the philosophy of John Dewey and represents an approach produced at the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development. It has been implemented in many school districts across the country in the 1970s and 1980s, and is still a very viable approach to curriculum development in the 1990s. It is not specifically limited to service-learning programs; it is applicable to any program where students expect to earn academic credit for learning which occurs outside the classroom. It is intended for use by educators who expect their students to spend a significant time in the community learning subjects which are normally taught in the traditional school system. The original audience for this model was intended for secondary education programs. However, it is easily modified for any level of learning.

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