Chapter 7: Forty Years of Service-Learning in the United States, 1969–2009

This article reviews the relatively brief 40-year history of service/service-learning in the United States. Distinctions are offered between community service, service learning, and service-learning (hyphenated) with an emphasis on the latter during this period. A summary of service and service-learning ventures by public and private groups during the past 10 years is also highlighted; and the connection between service (and/or service-learning) and citizenship education is emphasized as well.