| 451 | Thursday, April 11, 2002 |
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| 12:30 PM-1:30 PM | San Diego Convention Center:Room 16A |
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| Service-Learning in Teacher Preparation |
| Service-learning, the pedagogy of learning through sevice and community engagement, can be an effective means to enhance teacher preparation in physical education pre-service programs. Presenters will discuss the history, philosophy, and definitions of service-learning and their potential impact on programs. The purposeful design of learning objectives, learning outcomes, and selection of service-learning activities will be reviewed. Reflective and summative evaluation techniques of service-learning courses will also be discussed. |
Keyword(s): college level issues, professional preparation
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| Presider: Gay James, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX |
| Speakers: Tena Burley, Universitty of North Texas, Denton, TX; Michelle L Hamilton, University of North Texas, Denton, TX; and Deborah J. Buswell, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX |