Assessing Service-Learning and Civic Engagement: Principles and Techniques.

This definitive volume offers 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. This revised edition provides a comparison of assessment methods, as well as sample assessment tools ranging from surveys to interviews to syllabus analysis guides. Click here to view the Table of Contents.

Fundamentals of Service-Learning Course Construction

Fundamentals of Service-Learning Course Construction. A hands-on resource with practical guidance to assist faculty in designing, developing, and constructing service-learning courses. This information-packed guide offers six models for service-learning courses, components of an effective syllabus, and a catalogued sample of service-learning assignments. Click here to view sections of the toolkit online.

Engaged Department Tool Kit

Engaged Department Toolkit (and supplemental CD-ROM). This handbook is designed to help departments develop strategies for including community-based work in their teaching and scholarship, making community-based experiences a standard expectation for majors, and encouraging civic engagement and progressive change at the departmental level. It acts as both a resource and a curriculum, assisting others in replicating the Engaged Department Institutes offered nationwide by Campus Compact. The toolkit comes with a CD-ROM with key information from the text as well as PowerPoint slides and sample documents that can be adapted to meet the needs of individual departments. Click here to view the Table of Contents. By Rick Battistoni, Sherril Gelmon, John Saltmarsh, Jon Werg.

Introduction to Service-Learning Toolkit

Readings and Resources for Faculty (Second Edition)
This new revised edition of our bestselling book brings together the best, most up-to-date writing and resources on service-learning, from learning theory and pedagogy to practical guidance on how to implement service-learning in the classroom. This edition reflects the tremendous growth in service-learning that has occurred since the first Toolkit was published in 2000. In addition to updated material throughout, this volume includes expanded chapters on community partnerships, student development, and redesigning curriculum, as well as two new chapters—one exploring the connection between service-learning and civic engagement and the other focusing on community-based research. Revised and expanded recommended reading lists, broken down by topic, bring readers a wealth of print and online resources for further study. The Introduction to Service-Learning Toolkit is an essential resource for faculty and administrators who wish to be part of the growing movement toward civic engagement in higher education. Click here to view sections of the Toolkit online.

"The Promise of Partnerships is an excellent how-to book. It is useful to everyone in the community. Our high school teachers often find it difficult to invite and encourage university involvement in their class activities. This book simplifies the process and focuses on the benefits of such involvement."

-- Judy Seal, Executive Director, Long Beach Education Foundation, California State University Long Beach