Full Description
This book integrates the ideas of service-learning, positive youth development, and model communities into a book with a comprehensive message about making communities more democratic. Specifically, the authors argue that through service-learning an educator can teach higher-order thinking, such as information literacy, problem-solving, and critical and creative thinking.
Contents
Chapter 1 Service-Learning, Education, and Community Reform Chapter 2 Information Literacy Chapter 3 Problem-Solving Chapter 4 Critical Thinking Chapter 5 Creativity and Creative Thinking Chapter 6 Communities for Youth Chapter 7 Four Cornerstones Chapter 8 Youth Empowerment Chapter 9 Community Examples Chapter 10 Before You Shift Chapter 11 Call to Action
