Service-Learning Research Conference – call for papers

Posted by on January 31, 2003

3rd ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on SERVICE-LEARNING RESEARCH
Theme: “Service-Learning As Civically Engaged Scholarship”
Thursday, November 6 – Saturday, November 8, 2003
Sheraton City Centre Hotel – Salt Lake City, Utah

Hosted by: University of Utah and the Lowell Bennion Community Service Center
Sponsored by: RMC Research Corporation, Campus Compact, the Kellogg Foundation

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS:
FRIDAY, March 14, 2003

GENERAL INFORMATION
The conference will convene a group of international scholars and practitioners who are actively engaged in service-learning research to present new study findings, methodological and theoretical advances, and recently completed research agendas for the study of service-learning in K-12 education, teacher education, and higher education. Topical strands include: theory/methodology, community input and impact, pedagogy (i.e. technology, reflection), faculty (i.e. motivation, rewards), students (i.e. impact), K-12, citizenship/civic engagement, and empirically based “how-to’s”.

To be considered, proposals must be received by Friday, March 14, 2003. In addition, to paper sessions and interactive topical sessions, the conference will include invited speakers and symposia, roundtable discussions, debate forums, a graduate student program, special interest group meetings, resource sharing, and networking opportunities. The conference is scheduled to begin at noon (MST) on Thursday, November 6 and end Saturday, November 8, 2003 at 2:00 PM (MST).

For more information on proposal submissions, go to: http://careers.utah.edu/bennion/pdfs/SLCCallforprop.pdf

For a Powerpoint slideshow on the conference and setting, go to: http://careers.utah.edu/bennion/sl-conf/nashviller_files/frame.htm