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InterVol’s FAB primary goal is to teach
through doing; providing an opportunity for civic engagement and
service learning through ongoing volunteer activities.
Definition: Civic engagement
is individual and collective actions designed to identify and address
issues of public concern. Civic engagement can take many forms, from
individual voluntarism to organizational involvement to electoral
participation. It can include efforts to directly address an issue,
work with others in a community to solve a problem or interact with the
institutions of representative democracy. ~ Source: Michael Delli Carpini, Director, Public Policy, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Definition:
Service-learning is a "course-based, credit-bearing educational
experience that allows students to (a) participate in an organized
service activity that meets identified community needs and (b) reflect
on the service activity in such a way as to gain further understanding
of course content, a broader appreciation of the discipline, and an
enhanced sense of civic responsibility" (Bringle & Hatcher, 1995,
p. 112).
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