Science and Service Learning

Jane L. Newman, Dennis W. Sunal, Cynthia Szymanski Sunal, Jane L. Newman, Dennis W. Sunal, Cynthia Szymanski Sunal

• Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9781681237367, 9781681237374
• eBook ISBN: 9781681237381
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Teaching Science & Technology
• Index: Social Sciences

The goal of Volume VII of Research in Science Education is to examine the relationship between science inquiry and servicelearning. Its primary intent is to bridge the gaps between research and practice. The volume is meant to be useful to science and service?learning researchers and practitioners such as teachers and administrators because it provides information about strategies to integrate service?learning into the science curriculum and instruction. The main themes relate to such topics as: - Student science academic engagement and academic achievement. - Teacher instructional strategies in science and service?learning. - Science curricula adaptation or development. - Civic responsibility of students and community partners. - Resiliency of students at?risk. - Effect of standards based service?learning and science on student outcomes such as academic engagement, civic engagement, and resiliency to adversity. Specific case studies and strategies focus on how to: - Make learning more engaging. Encourage collaboration among students, teachers, and community partners. - Improve academic competence. - Create social/civic responsibility. - Stimulate resiliency in students at?risk. - Improve student interest in STEM subjects and majors. - Develop STEM career interests. - Improve the quality of science and service?learning instruction through addressing standards. Students can learn in teacher?centered classrooms, however, a learner?centered class that focuses on science inquiry, and service?learning is more authentic and engaging to learners. This type of learning may not be the only way to teach, however, many educators believe that it is the best way for students to learn (Jordan, 2005).

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half title
• Series page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Contents
• Preface to the series
• Preface
• 1. Impact of science and service learning on middle school students’ resilience
• 2. Service learning and stem literacy a case study of speech students and a natural history museum
• 3. Green works in service learning and stem workforce development for urban youth
• 4. Service learning experience effects on high school students’ learning of science practices
• 5. Nurturing multiple curiosities priorities from a national survey
• 6. Connections and contributions through research service learning
• 7. Soils in the city christie klimas, james montgomery, howard rosing, marji hess, xochyl perez, and christian deknock depaul university
• 8. Academic service learning community college prenursing and elementary teacher education programs
• 9. Learning and emotion the power of service learning in stem fields
• About the contributors