Abstract:
This curriculum guide evolved from a
national service learning project of the
American Association of Community
Colleges (AACC) funded by the
Corporation for National and
Community Service (CNCS). AACC’s
project, Community Colleges Broadening
Horizons through Service Learning, has
worked to integrate service learning into
the institutional climate of community
colleges since 1994.
Recognizing that an intentional civic
responsibility component was missing
from many service learning initiatives,
AACC selected six colleges from around
the country to participate in a pilot project whose purpose was to identify service
learning strategies to boost civic engagement and foster civic responsibility
among community college students. The
six participating colleges were
Albuquerque TVI Community College,
Albuquerque, New Mexico; Glendale
Community College, Glendale,
California; Hocking College, Nelsonville,
Ohio; Mesa Community College, Mesa,
Arizona; Miami Dade College, Miami,
Florida; and Oakton Community
College, Des Plaines, Illinois.
