John R Maass

Service-learning: the Essence of the Pedagogy (Pb) John R Maass

Publisher Marketing: A comprehensive exploration of service-learning, this book is divided into five parts: background; theoretical approaches to understanding service-learning; methodological approaches to studying service-learning; impacts and outcomes of service-learning; and epilogue. Contributor Bio:  Maass, John R John R. Maass grew up in the Shenandoah Valley and is the founder of the Rockbridge Civil War Roundtable. He holds a PhD in early American history from The Ohio State University and is a historian at the US Army Center of Military History in Washington, DC. He serves on the editorial staff of the Journal of Backcountry Studies. Contributor Bio:  Furco, Andrew Andrew Furco is Associate Vice President for Public Engagement at the University of Minnesota, where is also serves as an Associate Professor of Higher Education. His research studies have explored the role of community engagement in K-12 and higher education, both in the U. S. and abroad. His publications include the books "Service-Learning: The Essence of the Pedagogy" (with. S. Billig), "Service-Learning Through a Multidisciplinary Lens" (with S. Billig), and "Service-Learning: Does it Measure Up" (with V. Jagla and J. Strait). Prior to arriving in Minnesota, he served as a faculty member in the Graduate School of Education at UC Berkeley and as Director of Berkeley s Service-Learning Research and Development Center. He currently serves as a board member of the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE).