Notes From the Field

Brokering Service Learning Between a Rural Community and Large Undergraduate Class: Insights From a Case Study

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ID6076777
AuthorsStephen Hill (0000-0001-6742-3620, Trent University), Stephen D Hill, Robert K Loney (Trent University), Heather L Reid (Centre for Community Based Research), Heather Reid
Year2010
Volume18
Issue2-3
Pages396-412
Publication date2010-08-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10705422.2010.490085
OpenAlexW2087685555
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited18

This article describes a service-learning partnership between a first-year Environmental Studies/Science course at Trent University and the Haliburton–Muskoka Children's Water Festival, an event held in rural Ontario about 125 km from the university. The partnership was brokered by the U-Links Centre for Community-Based Research, an independent, Haliburton-based nonprofit. Key issues explored in the article include the challenges of rural service learning, striking an equitable partnership between university and community, and offering service learning within a large class setting. The article concludes with a series of lessons learned from the case

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