Document Type
Report
Publication Date
Summer 1996
Publication Title
Metropolitan Universities
First Page
99
Last Page
111
Abstract
What difference does it make if the students in a comm.unity service education project are from the communities being served? On the basis of over 20 years of experience, the authors warn that superficial conclusions about who the students are can easily interfere with effective teaching of such projects. They also develop their approach to community service education: community empowerment through action research. Those most affected by the conditions being researched must be involved in posing the research questions, determining how the results of the research will be used, and mobilizing for change-oriented action.
Recommended Citation
Kennedy, Marie and Mead, Molly, "Serving in One's Own Community: Taking a Second Look at Our Assumptions about Community Service Education" (1996). Higher Education. 122.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/slcehighered/122