Community-based learning has a rich tradition of theory, scholarship, and activism. A notable early example was Jane Addams and her work at Hull House at the turn of the century.

Dear Friends, Santa Clara University’s commitment to social justice shines through programs that partner students with local community organizations for in-depth service learning opportunities.

Here’s an example of a community with a clearly defined audience and learning goal: “Data Nerds, a community designed for data analysts at ABC company who want to advance their skills in ...

Example: Community-Based Research: Courses begin with a research topic co-identified with the community that is carried out either during one term or over the course of several terms. Community ...

Heila Lotz-Sisitka, Mutizwa Mukute, Charles Chikunda, Aristides Baloi, Tichaona Pesanayi, Transgressing the norm: Transformative agency in community-based learning for sustainability in southern ...

Community-Based Learning Course Gets Up Close With Philadelphia’s Food Crisis Food and Land Security in Philadelphia, an intensive community-based learning course offered each year in the College of ...

The Drucker Institute’s Rick Wartzman discusses the importance of lifelong learning and how community-led initiatives can help create these types of opportunities.

Trithos Kamsuwan explains how community-based research projects can be used to motivate students, creating opportunities to apply principles they have learned in class to solve real-world problems ...