The First International Annual Conference on Democratic Citizenship, organized by the Moroccan Center for Civic Education, MCCE, in Marrakech, Morocco, February 26-March 1, 2014.

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Promoting Lifelong
Learning through
Community Service Projects
1StIACDC, MCCE, Marrakech,
February 26-March 1, 2014.
Abdellatif Zoubair,ELT supervisor,
SMD Academy, Agadir.
Email: abdellatif.zoubair@gmail.com
Web:www.zoubaireltcommunity.ac.ma

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Outline
1. Benefits of community service for students
2. Research findings
3. Categorizing findings
4. Sample community service projects
5. Recommendations
6. References

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To reflect on
 “In teaching you cannot see the . . . . . of a
day's work. It is . . . . . . . . . and remains so,
maybe for twenty years.”
— Jacques Barzun (1907-2012)

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To reflect on
 “In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day's
work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for
twenty years.”
— Jacques Barzun (1907-2012)

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1. Is it worth it?
what do you think would be the benefits of
community service for students?

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2. What does research say?
a. "Middle school male students reported
increased . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and fewer
behavioral problems after engaging in service-
learning." (Switzer, et. al., 1995).

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b. "Students who engage in service-learning feel
that they can “make . . . . . . . . . . .”
(O’Bannon, 1999; Cairn, 1999).

8. c. "Over 80 percent of participants in high
quality service-learning programs felt that they
had made a positive . . . . . . . . . . . . . to the
community." (Melchior, 1999; Billig and
Conrad, 1997; Scales and Blyth, 1997).
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d. "Eighty-three percent of schools with service-
learning programs reported that . . . . . . . . . . . . .
point averages of participating service-learning
students improved 76 percent of the time".
(Follman, 1999).

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e. "Students who engaged in service-learning
were more likely to increase their sense of self-
esteem and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "(Shaffer,
1993).

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f. "Elementary and middle school students who
participated in service-learning had improved
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . skills and increased
interest in academics." (Stephens, 1995).

12. a. "Middle school male students reported
increased self-esteem and fewer behavioral
problems after engaging in service-learning."
(Switzer, et. al., 1995).
b. "Students who engage in service-learning feel
that they can “make a difference .” (O’Bannon,
1999; Cairn, 1999).
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13. c. "Over 80 percent of participants in high quality
service-learning programs felt that they had made a
positive contribution to the community." (Melchior,
1999; Billig and Conrad, 1997; Scales and Blyth, 1997).
d. "Eighty-three percent of schools with service-
learning programs reported that grade point averages
of participating service-learning students improved 76
percent of the time". (Follman, 1999).
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14. e. "Students who engaged in service-learning
were more likely to increase their sense of self-
esteem and self-efficacy. "(Shaffer, 1993).
f. "Elementary and middle school students who
participated in service-learning had improved
problem-solving skills and increased interest in
academics." (Stephens, 1995).
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3. Benefit categories
Personal
Development
Social
Engagement
Academic
Achievement

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4. Sample Community Projects
What features do the projects
demonstrate?
1. An educational trip to the Tizgharine elementary school in the
Upper Atlas Mountains:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiaEgQtFhJI
2. Renovating the Children's Playgound in Ouled Teima:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mXFy0V2Pzs

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5. Time for Sharing
What would you recommend for
colleagues interested or already involved in
such projects?

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¤Bib/webliography
-Billig S.H. (2002). “The Impacts of Service-Learning on
Youth, Schools and Communities: 1990–1999.” Denver: RMC
Research Corporation.
-Johnson, Angelina Marie and Deborah Jean Notah. (1999).
The Elementary School Journal: 99(5). Special Issue: Non-
Subject-Matter Outcomes of Schooling, 453-467.
-Learning In Deed: Making a Difference Through Service
Learning. W.K. Kellogg Foundation. (2005).
http://www.learningindeed.org
-National Service Learning Clearinghouse. (2005), from
http://www.servicelearning.org/

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Thank you for your your attention!