Extreme Makeover: Preserving the HBCU Mission Through Service Learning Pedagogy

Journal of African American Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 154-161

  Patterson, Gerrelyn C ^a   Dunston, Yolanda L ^a   Daniels, Kisha N ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; HBCU; Service learning; Student engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877607151     PISSN: 15591646     EISSN: 19364741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12111-011-9192-z     Document Type: Article

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