Concepedia

De‐Platonizing and Democratizing Education as the Bases of Service Learning

New Directions for Teaching and Learning · 1998 · 56 citations · 17 references

Concepts

EducationHigher EducationDemocratizationPedagogyHigher Education PedagogyDemocratization Of EducationEducational Service Delivery ModelsHigher Education DemocratizationPlatonic Education Theory

Abstract

Abstract Theoretical bases of academic service learning are discussed, with special attention given to John Dewey's contributions. Service learning is conceptualized as an effort to de‐Platonize and democratize American higher education.

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