ABSTRACT
This article includes an overview of the history and rationale of service learning in elder care, a description of the varied service learning in elder care programs initiated by the Foundation for Long Term Care and other entities, the empirical and qualitative impacts of service learning in elder care projects on students, elders and the host agency staff. It concludes with recommendations and resource materials for implementation, expansion and incorporation into effec178tive collegiate pedagogy and gerontological social work practice, with an emphasis on how social work faculty can collaborate with other disciplines in service learning. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mail address: <docdelivery@haworthpress.com> Website: < https://www.HaworthPress.com" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">https://www.HaworthPress.com > © 2002 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.]
