Urban Service-Learning: An Authentic Teaching Strategy to Deliver a Standards-Driven Curriculum

Journal of Experiential Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-53

  Soslau, Elizabeth G ^a   Yost, Deborah S ^b  

^a Jr Middle School   (United States)

^b LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

K 12; Service Learning; Standards Driven Curriculum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881341656     PISSN: 10538259     EISSN: 2169009X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105382590703000104     Document Type: Article

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