Where's the justice in service-learning? : institutionalizing service-learning from a social justice perspective at a Jesuit University.

Cuban, Sondra and Anderson, Jeffrey B. (2007) Where's the justice in service-learning? : institutionalizing service-learning from a social justice perspective at a Jesuit University. Equity and Excellence in Education, 40 (2). pp. 144-155. ISSN 1066-5684

Abstract

We attempt to answer where the social justice is in service-learning by probing what it is, how it looks in the process of being institutionalized at a Jesuit university, and why it is important. We develop themes about institutionalizing service-learning from a social justice perspective. Our themes were developed through an analysis of service-learning research focused on institutionalization and social justice, and a case study of a Jesuit university attempting to institutionalize it, including five faculty action research service-learning projects. From these themes, we share lessons that we learned from this experience.