Transforming Teacher Education Through Service-Learning

Transforming Teacher Education through Service-Learning provides a fresh look at educationalreform through the lens of teacher preparation. It poses the question Why service-learningnow? as it discusses the meaningful ways service-learning pedagogy can transform theapproaches used to prepare teachers to educate tomorrow's children.The pedagogy of service-learning has significant implications for teacher education. Its transformativeaspects have far reaching potential to address teacher candidate dispositions and providedeeper understanding of diversity. Knowledge of the pedagogy and how to implement it in candidates' future classrooms could altereducation to a more powerful experience of democracy in action and enhance the civic mission of schools. The current and ongoing research found within this volume is meant to continue support of the notion of educational reform.Because the vision we hold becomes the reality we experience, it is imperative to consider the question-Why service-learningnow?-as we adjust teacher preparation programs to promote engaging opportunities for today's youth.