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The Sustaining Factors of Service-Learning at a National Leader School: A Case Study
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Pontbriand, Bruce J. |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Abstract | This case study examines the sustaining factors ofa fully implemented and nationally recognized high school service-learning program. More specifieaJly, it investigates wby Community Service Learning has sustained itself for nine years at a New England high school recognized as a National Service-Learning Leader School by the Corporation for National Service. The study desco"bes the process ofadoption, design, impIementation, and paths to institutionalimion. It also considers the organi78tional conditions tbat promoted institutionalization at this site. The research approach was primarily qualitative. The study exposes the broad narrative ofthe case ftom the perspective offOur data sources: observations, documents and artifacts, interviews and a &culty survey. Key actors and supports as well as obstacles and coping processes are noted in the findings. Recommendations gleaned ftom the study are directed at sustaining comprehensive service-Ieaming programs that provide a framework ofmeaning and higher purpose to academic work. The findings indicate that Community Service Learning at this site was institutionalized more as a 1eamiog process or pedagogy than a separate educational or adjunct program. Its design was wide in focus and application, thus allowing for educational diversity and autooomy in a wide range ofusers. A combination ofbigh user assistance, administrative pressure and commitoent, as wen as high system level support were iDstrumenta1 &ctors that influenced institutionalization. A theme that ran through the findings was that proaram leadersbip was adept at using multiple organimtional approaches to implement and sustain this innovation. A focus on service, understood as promoting community development, was found to be the critical element that enabled overall implementation and enhanced sustamability. Recommendations are presented for future studies involving fundamental issues ofquality and community impacts in fWly implemented programs. • |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1015&context=slcedt |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
