Service-Learning in Action: Students, Inmates, and a Storybook Project

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Author(s): Lindsay A. Blumer (Ripon College, USA)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 10
Source title: Student Experiences and Educational Outcomes in Community Engagement for the 21st Century
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Cathryn Crosby (Teachers College Columbia University, USA)and Frederick Brockmeier (Northern Kentucky University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0874-8.ch005

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

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This case study explores a unique service-learning program from inception to evaluation through the in-depth examination of community relationships, outcomes students have attained and the ongoing community benefits. The case study demonstrates specific service-learning implementation techniques and reflection processes that challenge students to apply their experiences to their own educational goals and experiences. At Ripon College the Center for Social Responsibility supervises a successful and innovative service-learning program; the Storybook program. In collaboration with the Green Lake County Correctional Facility (GLCCF) this program has college students meet with inmates to select and practice reading children's books on video. The book and recording are sent to the inmate's child(ren) to maintain familial relationships during incarceration. Based firmly in adult literacy pedagogy this service-learning experience has multiple simultaneous psycho-social outcomes for all involved.

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