Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-209) and index.
Contents:
Community service work in Compton College : bringing people together via gardening work -- Group work as a necessary factor of human evolution : work cooperatively together or perish -- The establishment of roles within the group -- The dynamic relationship between collaborative learning and community service work : working together for a common purpose -- The relationship between community service learning and interdependency : our "external" differences help us to realize our "internal" similarities -- Community service work : improving communication and reducing student ethnocentrism -- Teaching principles of group development vs. individual gain -- Reducing prejudice and discrimination via interdependency -- Keeping it real : the influence of technology on the quality of interpersonal and group relationships -- The paradox of maintaining ethnic and cultural identity and assimilating in the dominant group -- Reducing hate crimes via community service work in multiethnic student populations -- The critical periods for incorporating community service work principles.
Summary:
"This book addresses the power of community service work and its guiding principles to bridge cultural divides, facilitate interethnic group development, and reduce ethnocentrism and ethnic conflict. It defines ways in which people of different cultures and ethnicity can learn to appreciate their diversity while using that strength to improve their communities"-- Provided by publisher.
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