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SERVICE LEARNING AND SERVANT LEADERSHIP

"We need scholars who not only skillfully explore the frontiers of knowledge, but also integrate ideas, connect thought to action, and inspire students." --Ernest L. Boyer

Outward Focus
How do we go about the task of connecting thought to action and inspiring our students? Kids today on all levels want a relevant and practical education. One approach is to point students inward, allowing them to discover how education will benefit them. Perhaps an even better approach is pointing them outwards, letting them see for themselves how their education can help them lead efforts to benefit others. To this end, we can help students become servant leaders, which is rooted in the theoretical base of servant leadership.

Background and Purpose
Its history in America can be traced to the Morrill Land Grant Acts, which opened up higher education to the masses, and helped to make it less elite and more practical. The term itself was......

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