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Community Service Learning
Author(s) -
Beck Sam
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
general anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1939-3466
pISSN - 1537-1727
DOI - 10.1525/ga.2005.12.1-2.1.3
Subject(s) - citation , service (business) , library science , sociology , media studies , psychology , computer science , marketing , business
Community Service Learning (CSL) is the combination of academic study with community service so that each is enhanced by the other. Through a process of structured reflection, the service experience is integrated with the lessons of the classroom to enrich learning outcomes. Students enrolled in a course offering a community service learning opportunity balance their time between classroom instruction, service in the community, and reflection upon their service experience. Community service learning enhances academic learning by allowing students to make connections between their in classroom education and its application to the field. CSL experiences help students to clarify their career goals and acquire work-related skills, develop a heightened sense of civic responsibility and awareness of moral and ethical issues, and provide them with a wide variety of work options with a goal of being value-added for the community they serve.