A call to service: Service learning as a pedagogy in special education programs

Abstract: This article defines service learning and describes service learning as a distinct pedagogy from field-based professional programs. Fundamental components of service learning courses and guidelines for developing, implementing, and evaluating service learning courses in special education programs to majors and non-majors are presented. The most important thing an institution does is not to prepare a student for a career but for a life as a citizen. [italics added]-Frank Newman r