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- Copyright
- Copyright © 2009 Regents of the University of Colorado
- ISSN
- 0013-8282
- eISSN
- 2573-3575
- DOI
- 10.1215/00138282-47.1.95
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
P o v e r t y , R e p r e s e n t a t i o n , a n d t h e E x p a n d e d E n g l i s h C l a s s r o o m K a t e C r a s s o n s his essay offers som e reflections on m y experiences in recently teaching a course on poverty th a t entailed an extensive service learning com ponent. In the pages that fo llo w I discuss m y rationale fo r de veloping th is course, the m ethods fo r im p le m e n tin g the service w o rk, and the pa rticular challenges and rew ards that em erge fro m th is d istin ctive fo rm o f pe dagogy.The m ost im p o rta n t lesson th a t I have learned fro m this teaching experience is th a t the co m b in a tio n o f c o m m u n ity service and lite rary stud
Journal
English Language Notes – Duke University Press
Published: Mar 1, 2009