A Critical Approach to Social Emotional Learning Instruction Through Community-Based Service Learning

Journal of Transformative Education

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 292-312

  McKay Jackson, Cassandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

critical reflection; experiential learning; transformative education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908132344     PISSN: 15413446     EISSN: 15527840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541344614543191     Document Type: Article

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