More Than Just a Trip: Reflections from an Alternative Breaks Program

by Elon Students

Alternative Breaks are short-term immersiveservice experiences that occur during universitybreaks. They are becoming more popular oncollege campuses across the country and involveover 23,000 students nationally each year.'More Than Just a Trip' is a collection of studentresearch and reflections on their participation inthe Alternative Breaks Program at ElonUniversity. These students participated in servicewhile being immersed in communities around theUnited States and Central America. Theirreflections illustrate how this experiencechallenged them to think critically about theeffectiveness of service-learning, their ownprivilege and identity as they enter into thesecommunities, and the importance of partneringwith communities to address pressing social issues.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1516944836
• ISBN13: 9781516944835
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"