Archaeology and Community Service Learning
Department
Anthropology
Document Type
Book
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Description
"Highlights the important role of archaeology and community service learning in transforming higher education into a progressive force that challenges contemporary social inequality through empowering students to work collaboratively in uncovering the silenced histories of oppressed and exploited groups."--Howard Rosing, DePaul University
"Nassaney and Levine examine how CSL can contribute to what they see as the 'necessary reform' of archaeological pedagogy in the United States."--Maureen Malloy, Society for American Archaeology
In recent years, a number of archaeologists have begun making concerted attempts to reach out and engage the public in their work. This collection examines how the field can successfully incorporate community service learning (CSL) into its pedagogies to broaden and enhance learning opportunities for students, promote civic engagement, and embrace community partnerships.
Editors Michael Nassaney and Mary Ann Levine have been actively integrating the techniques of CSL into their research for years, and view it as a natural outgrowth of developments in the field since the 1970s. Although archaeology has long emphasized a practical, field-based approach in training new scholars, CSL moves beyond "volunteering" and experiential learning.
In discussing specific examples from work in historical archaeology, the contributors highlight the achievements and challenges faced by archaeologists and their students, in the classroom and the field, while collaborating with a variety of community partners.
Call number in WMU's library
CC95 .A75 2009 (Waldo Library, WMU Authors Collection, First Floor)
ISBN
978-0813033518
Publication Date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Florida
City
Gainesville
Disciplines
Anthropology | Higher Education
Recommended Citation
Nassaney, Michael S. and Levine, Mary Ann, "Archaeology and Community Service Learning" (2009). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 146.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/146
Comments
edited by Michael S. Nassaney and Mary Ann Levine