Service learning consists of a variety of activities outside the traditional school setting that connects community service and civic engagement to academic content to enrich learning as well as benefit others and the community.
Resources
- June 1, 2004
Does Religious Participation Help Keep Adolescents in School?
SynopsisThe purpose of this study is to compare the role of “religious” and “secular” participation during the adolescent years in promoting educational “succe…
- August 5, 2003
Shaping the Future of American Youth: Youth Policy in the 21st Century
SynopsisCommissioned to celebrate AYPF’s decade of service to the youth policy community, this is a compendium of four major analytic papers and nine brisk com…
- June 12, 2003
Building an Effective Citizenry: Lessons Learned From Initiatives in Youth Engagement
In 2002-2003, American Youth Policy Forum conducted a series of Capitol Hill forums featuring initiatives and research on youth engagement and field trips to s…
- September 21, 2000
High Schools of the Millennium: Report of the Workgroup
SynopsisThe High Schools of the Millennium Report argues for a new vision of high school, one that uses all the resources of the community to create smaller le…