Service-Learning in the Disciplines Series



221 pages
152 x 227 mm
ISBN-10: 1 56377 016 4
ISBN-13: 978 1 56377 016 6
Pub date: May 2000
Published by Stylus Publishing, LLC

This practical guide is intended for faculty and service-learning directors, combining the "how-to" information and rigorous intellectual framework that teachers seek. What distinguishes this volume is that the contributors are writing for their peers. They discuss how service-learning can be implemented within philosophy and what philosophy contributes to the pedagogy of service-learning. The book offers both theoretical background and practical pedagogical chapters which describe the design, implementation, and outcomes of philosophical service-learning programs, as well as annotated bibliographies, program descriptions and course syllabi.
Contents: Foreword--David A. Hoekema;
PART ONE: SERVICE-LEARNING AS A MODE OF PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY: Knowledge, Foundations, and Discourse:
Philosophical Support for Service-Learning--Goodwin Liu
Feminism, Postmodernism, and Service-Learning--Irene E. Harvey
Listening to the Evidence: Service Activity and Understanding Social Phenomena--Hugh Lacey
The Use of a Philosopher: Socrates and Myles Horton--John Wallace
Praxis-Informed Philosophy--C. David Lisman
Fluid Boundaries: Service-Learning and the Experience of Community--Cathy Ludlum Foos
Service-Learning, Citizenship, and the Philosophy of Law--Stephen L. Esquith
Deepening Democratic Participation Through Deweyan Pragmatism--Judith M. Green
PART TWO: COURSE NARRATIVES:
Service-Learning as a Vehicle for Teaching Philosophy--Eugene J. Valentine
Service-Learning in Perspectives on Poverty--Carolyn H. Magid
Service-Learning in Ethics: A New Pedagogical Approach to the Old Theory-vs.-Practice Challenge-- Sally J. Scholz
The Power of Service-Learning in Developing Critical-Thinking Skills--Mary Esther Schnaubelt
Sojourning in the Art World: Service-Learning in Philosophy of Art--Dan Lloyd.
AFTERWORD: Philosophical Inquiry as Responsible Engagement--William M. Sullivan
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY