Many professional academic associations now include sessions on Service-Learning and civic engagement at national and regional conferences. Associations such as Campus Compact, National Society for Experiential Education, and the American Association of Higher Education hold annual conferences and provide opportunities to present papers on Service-Learning and the scholarship of engagement. Additionally, special issues of professional journals now feature Service-Learning as a topic of inquiry. Involvement in Service-Learning can augment and redirect one’s professional research interests, especially when a strong partnership is created with the community agency. The Service-Learning office can provide assistance on designing research on Service-Learning, scholarly publications, or grant proposals (Hatcher, 1998).

Hatcher, J.A., Ed. (1998) Service-Learning tip sheets: A faculty resource guide, Indiana Campus Compact: Indianapolis, IN.

Adaapted from material contributed by JoAnn Campbell, Community Outreach and Partnerships in Service-Learning, Indiana University.