NPACE: Service Learning That Enhances Civic and Community Health

Authors

  • Christopher Jon McCollough Columbus State University
  • Danna M Gibson Columbus State University

Keywords:

Community Outreach, Experiential Learning, High-Impact Learning, Partnership Cultivation, University Mission

Abstract

John Dewey called for direct experience in the field to provide an education that cultivates well-rounded citizens. Service learning enhances community problem-solving and builds stronger town-gown relationships. This paper is a report on one university’s application of the service-learning model in the development of a community outreach center and a preliminary report on its contributions to the students’, university’s, and community’s civic health, respectively.

Author Biographies

Christopher Jon McCollough, Columbus State University

Christopher J. McCollough is an assistant professor of Communication at Columbus State University. His research interests include public relations, political communication, journalistic norms and routines, as well as high-impact pedagogical practices. His scholarship on the teaching of public relations recently garnered 2017 top paper recognition from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s Public Relations Division.

Danna M Gibson, Columbus State University

Danna M. Gibson serves as Chair of the Department of Communication at Columbus State University. Professor Gibson has research interests in family communication, organizational communication and how communication helps maintain a sense of community and connection in our lives. Professor Gibson views communication as praxis- the action -that can create a sense of connection in families, workplaces, and in communities; without which, leaves individuals feeling disillusioned and cynical.

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Published

07/26/2018

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Insights, Case Studies, and Applications

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