FROM THE MARGIN TO THE MAINSTREAM - CAMPUS COMPACTS PROJECT ON INTEGRATING SERVICE WITH ACADEMIC STUDY

This article offers an introduction to service learning and a brief re view of the research on the effects of service learning on academic an d values development. It outlines in detail the history of Campus Comp act, an organization of 517 college and university presidents founded in 1985, and its Project on Integrating Service with Academic Study. L essons learned about institutionalizing service learning and informati on about resources for doing so are also summarized. The findings are based on a three-year, national project supported by the Ford Foundati on and an anonymous donor, and two service-learning case studies.