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Community-Based Learning in Faith-Based Service Organizations: Case Study and Simulation
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Community Based Learning in Faith-Based Service
Organizations: a Practicum
Alan Holiman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
William Jewell College
500 College Hill
Liberty, Missouri 64068
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(816) 781-7700, ext. 5706
Abstract: I designed a service learning project to complement and enhance my course, Congress & the Presidency. In addition to normal classroom assignments, students were asked to work with a faith-based service organization (FBO) of their choice in the Kansas City metro area. In addition to performing the service of their chosen organization, the students were asked to write a case study of their respective FBO based upon structured questions, interviews and personal observations. After completion of the case study, the students participated in a classroom simulation (practicum) in which they played the roles of US Senators. Their objective was to debate, amend and vote on a bill passed by the US House of Representatives that would permit faith-based organizations to apply for and receive federal money to help fund their service work. The exercise had a positive impact on the students’ understanding of the legislative/policy process, church-state issues, and civic engagement.
Presented at the American Political Science Association Conference on Teaching and Learning, Washington, DC, 17-20 February 2006.
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Community Based Learning in Faith-Based Service
Organizations: a Practicum
Alan Holiman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
William Jewell College
500 College Hill
Liberty, Missouri 64068
(816) 781-7700, ext. 5706
Abstract: I designed a service learning project to complement and enhance my course,
Congress & the Presidency. In addition to normal classroom assignments, students were
asked to work with a faith-based service organization (FBO) of their choice in the Kansas
City metro area. In addition to performing the service of their chosen organization, the
students were asked to write a case study of their respective FBO based upon structured
questions, interviews and personal observations. After completion of the case study, the
students participated in a classroom simulation (practicum) in which they played the roles
of US Senators. Their objective was to debate, amend and vote on a bill passed by the US
House of Representatives that would permit faith-based organizations to apply for and
receive federal money to help fund their service work. The exercise had a positive impact
on the students’ understanding of the legislative/policy process, church-state issues, and
civic engagement.
Presented at the American Political Science Association Conference on Teaching and
Learning, Washington, DC, 17-20 February 2006.
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