NEWS TALKS: CRITICAL SERVICE-LEARNING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE.

The article focuses on the critical approach to university campus' service-learning programs and the role of newspapers and political activism in social change in the U.S. The process of promoting democracy and civic obligation among college students and in communities is detailed in the discussion...

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Publicado en:Proteus Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 7 - 22
Autores principales: JOVANOVIC, SPOMA, DEGOOYER JR., DAN, RENO, DAVID
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Proteus Spring2011
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Sumario:The article focuses on the critical approach to university campus' service-learning programs and the role of newspapers and political activism in social change in the U.S. The process of promoting democracy and civic obligation among college students and in communities is detailed in the discussion of a campus-community partnership at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. A review of literature on the subject of service-learning programs, such as the feminist ethical social policy, is presented as context for the discussion. Lessons learned from the research program that can increase community engagement are also discussed.