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Benefits of Integrating Service-Learning With Other High-Impact Practices

The Scholarly Teacher

Located in primarily low-income areas and minority communities, this site has been the focus of many student projects to address health equity and environmental justice. Students revised the EPA letter that is mailed to residents explaining the potential soil contamination and the option to test their soil. 2017, October 20).

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Twenty years of peer support: The fellowship and solidarity of community

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Bean and Metzner (1985, p488) noted that for students with fewer interactions with staff and students the social integration element can almost be replaced by an ‘external environment’ set of variables. For example, these could be hours of employment, outside encouragement, or family responsibilities (Davidson et al, 2013).

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Visual Journaling

The Scholarly Teacher

Visual literacy empowers individuals to effectively contribute and consume visual culture and digital media, as well as engage as discerning citizens within a diverse, democratic, and visually oriented society (ACLR, 2011/2022; Freedman, 2003; Yenawine, 2013). 2013; Nieto, 2009). American Library Association. References ACLR.