Topic > The Benefits of Community Service Learning Programs

Community service learning programs promote positive social change by providing students with opportunities to learn and develop through active participation in a carefully organized and structured community service learning environment . It also engages students in active learning that demonstrates the relevance and importance of academic work to their life experience and career choices. These types of programs allow students to reflect on their service experience as it relates to their coursework, personal development, and help develop civic responsibility through community involvement. To begin a community service learning program, you need to identify the needs of the community. Educators collaborate with a community organization and community volunteers to identify community needs that meet the program's course learning objectives. The teaching staff of the service center provides consultancy on the design and implementation of the courses offered. Together they identify community partners, develop a list of resources and materials, recruit volunteers for learning assistants, create workshops...