ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the intersection of feminism and service-learning by describing the creation of a women's studies course for girls attending an alternative high school. Service-learning is a pedagogical technique through which students can learn to develop academic and social skills by actively participating in self- or class-generated projects for the betterment of the school and/or community. A community outreach liaison from the organization came to speak to the class about dating and domestic violence, sexual assault, and global violence against women. The chapter examines the impact of a women's studies course on high school–aged girls labeled "at-risk" and provides empirical support for how feminism paired with service-learning can impact sexual harassment awareness and prevention. Interviewing served as a powerful data collection strategy that was used to probe the perspectives and thinking of the interviewees in relation to their experiences with feminism paired with service-learning pedagogy and, consequently, sexual harassment awareness and prevention.
