The document discusses the benefits of community service projects for students, highlighting personal development, social engagement, and academic achievement. It summarizes research findings that indicate positive outcomes such as improved self-esteem, academic performance, and behavioral issues among participating students. Additionally, it provides examples of community service projects and includes recommendations for educators interested in implementing such initiatives.

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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!