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This is a highly practical book for anyone who is interested in establishing or maintaining a service learning program at the high school level. It comes at an opportune moment, following the recent passage of the National and Community Service Act of 1993. The book explains the origins, purpose, goals, and principles of service learning; discusses program design options and factors that need to be considered when establishing a program; offers guidance on starting and operating a program; and discusses how to handle common obstacles and challenges. Appendixes list other sources of valuable in

Sigmon begins the paper by stating that there are many public issues that are not receiving adequate attention by governmental and private organizations, including: nutritional problems, illiteracy, housing, health care, and lack of educational opportunities. Sigmon proposes that service-learning is a method to help our community while also learning many useful things. He describes the success he has had in North Carolina with his internship program and encourages the people of Alabama to increase student involvement with public need based learning. He concludes by saying that service-learning can develop servant-leaders who will take the risks, imagine the ideologies, and provide the structures so that society can improve.

Sigmon's speech argues that students would get a better education if they venture outside of the classroom walls and into the community. Sigmon wanted to establish service-learning opportunities for 16-24 year olds within government, churches, and private organizations. He also lays out five basic principles to guide service and learning activities and a plan of operation for the internships.

Sigmon's speech argues that students would get a better education if they venture outside of the classroom walls and into the community. Sigmon wanted to establish service-learning opportunities for 16-24 year olds within government, churches, and private organizations. He also lays out five basic principles to guide service and learning activities and a plan of operation for the internships.

In this article, Sigmon lays out different types of service arrangements: customer services, personal services, public services, human services, voluntary services, relief services, military service, worship service and development service. Three service learning principles that Sigmon states are: 1. Those being served control the service provided, 2. Those being served become better able to serve and be served by their own actions, and 3. Those who serve are learners and have significant control over what is expected to be learned.