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| Definitions |
| Service Learning |
A structured instructional method that combines formal coursework with thoughtfully organized community service experiences. Service-learning addresses community-identified needs while helping students meet academic, social and civic learning goals. It focuses on critical, reflective thinking and civic responsibility. |
| Community Service |
Services which are identified by an institution of higher education, through formal or informal consultation with local nonprofit, governmental, and community-based organizations, as designed to improve the quality of life for community residents, particularly low-income individuals, or to solve particular problems related to their needs. |
| Academic Service Learning |
Service that is integrated with academic course content. It may involve direct or indirect service, and may include academic research. |
| Direct Service |
e.g., serving food to the needy |
| Indirect Service |
e.g., assessing community nutrition needs or managing a food bank |
| Civic Responsibility |
Citizens of a community being personally accountable to and for the community in which they live. |
| Democracy |
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| Critical Thinking |
is the ability to analyze, synthesize, evaluate, apply and reflect on information to support sound decision making |
| Reflective Thinking |
analyzing what actually occurred and what implications arise from those implications |
4 January 2012
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