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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 2000  > December  >
Chemical Education Today
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What Is Service Learning?
Deborah Wiegand
Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Box 351700, Seattle, WA 98195-1700

Melissa Strait
Department of Chemistry, Alma College, Alma, MI 48801-1599

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December 2000
Vol. 77 No. 12
p. 1538
Abstract
Contemporary models for teaching chemistry involve learning in the context of real-world problems. Service learning immerses students in the real world through activities that not only promote student learning but also serve the public. Environmental and analytical chemistry courses provide a background for introducing students to using their scientific skills to work with their community and thereby gain an understanding of their role as scientists in society. The American Chemical Society, recognizing the potential of service learning in the chemistry curriculum, convened a group of faculty to examine how service learning can best fit into its programs.

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*  Citation
 Wiegand, Deborah; Strait, Melissa. J. Chem. Educ. 2000 77 1538.
*  Keywords
 Analytical Chemistry; Environmental Chemistry; Inquiry-Based / Discovery Method; Multidisciplinary Programs; Problem-Based Learning; Public Understanding; Teaching/Learning Theory/Practice
*  History
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Last Updated:		 November 3, 2000
April 15, 2005
Link to Cover added (April 2004).
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