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Abstract:
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The Community and Regional Planning program of the University of Texas at Austin , School of Architecture (UTSOA -CRP ) has made course -integrated community -based project work (CCPW ) a key - if not a requisite , component of its classroom -based teaching and planning instruction . Often referred to as academic service -learning , the pedagogy of incorporating community -based project work with classroom instruction is recognized to have significant benefits for college students , faculty members , institutions , and communities . More specifically , this teaching approach is understood to have substantial advantages in planning instruction . This professional report attempts to offer recommendations towards addressing the question of how a CCPW , or academic service -learning , approach to planning instruction can best be sustained and /or enhanced by the UTSOA -CRP program . Ideally , this report will add to the growing body of literature and research related to academic service -learning in planning instruction , while offering the CRP program useful tools and resources to consider in program design , implementation , evaluation , and planning . |