Civic Minor in Urban Youth and Communities: A New Service-Learning Curriculum Disrupts Traditional Teacher Education

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Author(s): Heather Coffey (University of North Carolina – Charlotte, USA), Susan B. Harden (University of North Carolina – Charlotte, USA), Katie E. Brown (University of North Carolina – Charlotte, USA)and Michael Williams (University of North Carolina – Charlotte, USA)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 18
Source title: Community Engagement Program Implementation and Teacher Preparation for 21st Century Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Cathryn Crosby (Teachers College Columbia University, USA)and Frederick Brockmeier (Northern Kentucky University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0871-7.ch003

Keywords: Business Science Reference / Educational Administration and Leadership / Government & Law / Urban & Regional Development

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Service-learning is commonly employed in teacher preparation within the bounds of discipline-specific methods courses. This chapter presents an overview of the Civic Minor in Urban Youth and Communities program, which takes an interdisciplinary approach to service-learning as an ethos rather than a limited experience bounded by content area or grade level. In this three-course sequence, students examine the relationship between education and citizenship, design and implement their own service-learning projects, and learn how to implement service-learning in their future classrooms. This immersive experience provides students with a de-centering experience that promotes an asset-based, service-oriented approach to diverse communities.

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