Definition of Service-Learning

There are many definition about this terminology, but I think that these are representative:


- Service-learning occurs when there is "a balance between learning goals and service outcomes" (Furco 3). Service-learning differs from internship experience or volunteer work in its "intention to equally benefit the provider and the recipient of the service as well as to ensure equal focus on both the service being provided and the learning that is occurring" (Furco 5).


-"Service-learning engages students in a three-part process: classroom preparation through explanation and analysis of theories and ideas; service activity that emerges from and informs classroom context; and structured reflection tying service experience back to specific learning goals" (Jeavons 135).

-“Service-learning is a form of experiential education in which students engage in activities that address human and community needs together 
with structured opportunities intentionally designed to promote student learning and 
development" (Jacoby 5).