National Resources
AmeriCorps VISTA AmeriCorps VISTA is the national service program designed specifically to fight poverty. Founded as Volunteers in Service to America in 1965 and incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of programs in 1993, VISTA has been on the front lines in the fight against poverty in America for more than 40 years.
Constitutional Right Foundation (Robinson Award) Constitutional Rights Foundation seeks to instill in our nation's youth a deeper understanding of citizenship through values expressed in our Constitution and its Bill of Rights and to educate young people to become active and responsible participants in our society.
Youth Service America Youth Service America, or YSA, is a resource center that partners with thousands of organizations committed to increasing the quality and quantity of volunteer opportunities for young people, ages 5-25, to serve locally, nationally, and globally. YSA has a reputation for supporting and promoting youth voice, youth service, and service-learning through advocacy and resource sharing.
National Service-Learning Partnership The Partnership is a national leadership organization dedicated to advancing service-learning as a core element of the educational experience of every elementary, middle, and secondary school student.
Clemson University International Center for Service-Learning in Teacher Education The Clemson University International Center educates service-learning educators in engaged research, information resources, professional development and collaboration.
The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) is a national voluntary association of higher education institutions and other organizations and is dedicated to ensuring the highest quality preparation and continuing professional development for teachers and school leaders in order to enhance PK-12 student learning.
Learning Indeed Learning In Deed is an initiative which aims to make service-learning -- a teaching strategy that integrates service to others with classroom instruction -- part of every K-12 student's experience
Content Resources
Community Arts has a number of syllabi posted
Artivism An annual opportunity for creative, service-minded college students from across the state to share their reflections on making a difference in the community.
Art Galleries Explores the possibility of implementing a new campus-based model of service-learning in the unique environments of university art galleries.
My Art...My World A Handbook on Integrating Service Learning into the Art Classroom
Out of the Art Room and into the World A collaborative effort that connects a school and its community through art.
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse Learn and Serve America's National Service-Learnign Clearinghouse has a wealth of information on civic engagement available, including access to online resources, recommended reading, and related links, many of which lead to specific projects and initiatives at various institutions
A Practical Guide for Integrating Civic Responsibility into the Curriculum, is edited by Karla Gottlieb and Gail Robinson.
The CNCS Resource Center on uniting college campuses to share civic engagement experiences
The CNCS Resource Center Integrating civic responsibility into community college curricula
The CNCS Resource Center Creating a culture of civic responsibility on a college campus
The CNCS Resource Center Instituting a day of service with new student orientation
College Access
Campus Compact Essential Resources Essential Resources brochure includes a list of recommended resources by topic.
Campus Compact Publishing Outlets A list of publishing outlets for service-learning and community based research.
Campus Compact Service Learning Toolkit The Campus Compact Advanced Service-Learning Toolkit has a bibliography of additional resources.
Campus Compact Introduction to Service-Learning Toolkit The Campus Compact Introduction to Service-Learning Toolkit includes recommended reading for each chapter (by topic).
The National Service-Learning Clearinghouse The National Service-Learning Clearinghouse has a collection of higher education-focused bibliographies and a list of journals and periodicals.
Service Learning Fact Sheet The National Service-Learning Clearinghouse has a "fact sheet" that is very good about summarizing more recent work.
Assessing Service-Learning and Civic Engagement: Principles and Techniques A broad overview of issues related to assessment in higher education, with specific application for measuring the impact of service-learning and civic engagement initiatives on students, faculty, the institution, and the community.
At a Glance A paper summarizing the findings of service-learning research in higher education over the past few years, including an annotated bibliography.
Benchmarks for Campus/Community Partnerships Outlines the key features of successful campus/community partnerships, with guidelines for designing, building, and sustaining collaborative partnerships that benefit all parties.
Essential Resources for Campus-Based Service, Service-Learning, and Civic Engagement This resource guide includes a section on assessment.
Service-Learning and Retention Research on the impact of service-learning on student retention.
How Service Learning Affects Students A report from 2000 entitled How Service Learning Affects Students by Sandy Austin at the Higher Ed Research Institute (HERI) at UCLA is available as a PDF.
The Impacts of Service-Learning on Youth, Schools and Communities The Impacts of Service-Learning on Youth, Schools and Communities: Research on K-12 School-Based Service-Learning, 1990-1999.
Long-Term Effects of Volunteerism Long-Term Effects of Volunteerism During the Undergraduate Years.
Assessing Service-Learning Assessing Service-Learning: Results from a survey of "Learn and Serve America, Higher Education" in Change
The Impact of Service-Learning An executive summary and annotated bibliography focused on the impact of service-learning on retention.
Information and Research on Civic Learning White papers and resources on the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement's (CIRCLE) website.
Faculty Motivation Campus Compact's 2001 and 2002 Annual Members Surveys asked about faculty motivation for incorporating service-learning into their courses.
Community Service in Higher Education: A Look at the Nation's Faculty Using data gathered in conjunction with the triennial survey of college faculty conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute, this study identifies personal characteristics and values as well as types of institutions that promote faculty engagement with a commitment to community service. The authors discuss the ways in which faculty socialization, the faculty reward system and resource allocation can all be potential mediators of faculty involvement in service-related activities.
HERI Data Higher Education Research Institute data on service-learning faculty.
Faculty Motivation "Transcending Disciplines, Reinforcing Curricula: Why Faculty Teach With Service Learning", American Association of Community Colleges.
Faculty Motivation and Benefits of Integrating Service-Learning Implementation of service-learning in higher education courses: Perceptions of faculty Mary Helen Hayden, 2004. This study examined the motivation of college and university faculty to implement service-learning into their traditional courses. The benefits derived by faculty, as well as those issues of maintenance, including supports and/or obstacles, were also investigated in relation to their impact on motivation. The focus was on generating theory from the emerging data.
The Democracy Collaborative The Democracy Collaborative at the University of Maryland August 2007
Community Voices: A California Campus Compact Study on Partnerships
Partnership Case Study A report of the Community, Higher Education, and School Partnerships (CHESP)
At A Glance: What We Know about the Effects of Service-Learning on College Students, Faculty, Institutions and Communities, 1993-2000, Third Edition
Service Learning and Retention A Preliminary Overview of the Literature Linking Service-Learning and Retention. Campus Compact National Office, January 2006
Reversing the Telescope: Community Development Within Colleges and Universities
American Association of Community Colleges links to all of AACC's publications, resources, grant info, etc., so that's the best all-purpose one to use. Sections on "publications" and "curriculum tools" would be the most useful for LSA grantees.
Understanding the Effects of Service-learning: A Study of Students and Faculty, The Higher Education Research Institute, 2006.
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse The National Service Learning Clearing House is a repository of service-learning resources for Kindergarten through Higher Education.
Faculty Toolkit for Service-Learning in Higher Education The materials in the Michigan Campus Compact Faculty Service-Learning toolkit are divided into 10 units designed to aid faculty in every step of planning, designing, and implementing service-learning programs into their curriculum and institutions as well as program evaluation and assessment. Each unit includes tips and in-depth content information about the topic presented and most units include case studies providing real life experiences for readers to learn from.
Community Works Online Resource Center A resource for educators interested in making service learning and social education a core part of the public school curriculum.
Teach to Change Resource Guide Since 2001, Rhode Island Campus Compact has been working with our partners to offer Teach to Change, a national service program designed to engage K-12 teachers and students in service-learning project development throughout the state. To date, over 300 Rhode Island teachers (representing 12 school districts and more than 65 elementary, middle and high schools) have completed at least one year of professional development coursework in service-learning and successfully integrated service-learning into their classroom teaching.
Subscribe to the K-12 service-learning listserv
Campus Compact Publications: Campus Engagement
Community Voices: A California Campus Compact Study on Partnerships This study grew out of a conversation among service-learning practitioners at a retreat hosted by California Campus Compact. "What do our community partners think about service-learning? We think they are benefiting, but how do we know?" This is the largest study of community partner perspectives that we are aware of in the literature.
Higher Education Engagement in Knight Communities Recent research into campus-community partnerships in 23 communities across the United States, with ways to strengthen partnerships that advance community priorities while deepening the civic knowledge, skills, and values of students.
Partnership Models More than 100 partnership models drawn from the national Campus Compact program model database.
The Promise of Partnerships Designed specifically for community-based organizations, The Promise of Partnerships offers straightforward guidance on how to tap into the resources and expertise of local colleges and universities.
Service Learning and Diversity How Higher Education is Integrating Diversity and Service Learning: Findings from Four Case Studies, is a report is a culmination of the second initiative of California Campus Compact's IDEAS program that focuses on the integration of diversity education and service learning.
The Journal on Excellence in College Teaching
Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement
Journal of Civic Commitment
Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning
Reflections: A Journal of Writing, Service-Learning and Community Literacy
Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action
Academic Exchange Quarterly
Education, Citizenship and Social Justice Journal Second Volume 2
Declaration on the Civic Responsibilities of Research Universities This document is the result of collaboration by participants at a Wingspread conference involving university presidents, provosts, deans, and faculty members with extensive experience in higher education as well as representatives of professional associations, private foundations, and civic organizations. The purpose of the conference was to formulate strategies for renewing the civic mission of the research university, both by preparing students for responsible citizenship in a diverse democracy, and also by engaging faculty members to develop and utilize knowledge for the improvement of society.
New Times Demand New Scholarship A new network of research universities formed to promote civic engagement has issued a landmark report, New Times Demand New Scholarship: Research Universities and Civic Engagement.
Beverly Cottman, Effective Storytelling: a Tool for Education and Community-Building From Minnesota Campus Compact's Campuses Are Citizens: What's Your Story?
The eCoordinator
Volunteer Software
Service Learning Pro
Volunteer Reporter
Volunteer Squared