Reading the Lives of Others: The Winton Homes Library Project A Cultural Studies Analysis of Critical Service Learning for Education

摘要: This article examines the value and usefulness of expanding a particular approach to service learning in an educational setting. As result participating graduate seminar that combined cultural studies with learning, reflecting on involvement project, careful reading relevant literature, authors advocate for more critical engagement reality overwhelming social injustice. Moreover, suggest four-step framework (critical learning), which is informed by both pedagogy. Finally, argue adaptation this into school curriculum--thereby providing students tools--which foster society. Introduction Service as educative tool seems have gained popularity recent times (Paulins, 1999; Tice, Burns, 1998). From middle schools seminars, allure has been it offers potential participate activities thereby allowing profound expanded view world they live help shape. However, while many initiatives facilitate inequities, simply provide opportunity volunteer perform community service, or worse; quasi-internship no clear link intellectual apprehension practical amelioration injustice.(1) typically involves classroom setting (from university level) participation project. The instructor may act facilitator, helping integrate experience back beyond. It our contention that, school-sponsored often provides enlightening rewarding participants, general furnish educators important ideals radical democratic one's In other words, democracy can be viewed practice requires one take inventory location terms power privilege understanding relationship responsibilities others.(2) paper looks at project (as requirement Cultural Studies Education course-work) reflection subsequent library economically disadvantaged housing near University Tennessee, we posed following questions hope will guide inquiry: Does matter education? Should issues justice seriously? And finally, projects, studies, move us toward conversant engaged society? consequence personal experience, review current immersion theory, contextualize explore increased utilization education. Using Winton Homes Library (WHL)(3) departure point analysis, developed from perspective. addition evaluating merits framework, share some ideas emerged continued. While analysis WHL itself excavates difference, highlight interplay between faith-based organizations agendas example kind evaluation interpretation demanded approach. …