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On-line service-learning has the potential to disrupt the dynamics of partnership building by shifting who names community from faculty/staff to students. Viewing this disruption not as detrimental but as a doorway through which students can engage with and learn in their own places, where they may have a strong sense of community, we explore the little word “of,” as an alternative to “for” and a complement to “with” in characterizing such service-learning partnerships. Such a shift opens possibilities for students’ democratic engagement as they are encouraged to partner and serve in their place(s) rather than only in ours.
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Hansen, F.B., Clayton, P.H. (2014). From for to of: Online Service-Learning as Both Disruption and Doorway to Democratic Partnerships. In: Crabill, S.L., Butin, D. (eds) Community Engagement 2.0?: Dialogues on the Future of the Civic in the Disrupted University. Community Engagement in Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137441065_2
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