Speakers:
Robin Shepherd (Education Officer, Ministry of Education) discusses why 40-hours of community involvement became a graduation requirement in 1999, the general expectations of the 40-hours, and the evolving responses of staff, parents and students over the last 10 years.
Agnes Meinhard (Ryerson University) speaks about a recent studies on high school community service.
Jane Hennig (Executive Director, Volunteer Action Centre of Kitchener-Waterloo and Area) speaks about the positive and negative impact the Community Involvement Program has hd on 160 community organizations in the Kitchener-Waterloo area.
Mark Baetz (Professor of Business/Associate Director, Laurier Centre for Community Service-Learning) discusses research which investigates the effects of mandating community service in high school on subsequent civic engagement.
Moderated by Michael Hall, Imagine Canada.
052009
http://socialeconomy.utoronto.ca/podcasts/oss_ci_052009.mp3