@article{Du Bois_Wright_2010, place={Washington DC: American Sociological Association.}, title={Getting Involved in Service Learning}, url={https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/getting-involved-in-service-learning}, abstractNote={The University of Chicago sociologists, at the dawn of the discipline in America, took to the streets connecting the community and the classroom. Such a conception has been out of vogue for at least the last 80 years, as sociology sought scientific status and academic credibility. However, today we are seeing more and more trends toward the application of sociology. Alas, these changes are coming slowly and differ significantly from what took place at the University of Chicago. Students often receive mixed messages about the importance of making application a part of learning about theory, research methodologies, and developing substantive niches. The early founders of the discipline were do-gooders who might have informally defined sociology as the study of how to improve society -- social amelioration, they called it. Today, while there is little consensus among members of the academy about the role of application, increasingly pedagogies that utilize service learning, internships, and field research are gaining both strength and legitimacy. }, journal={TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology}, author={Du Bois, William and Wright, Dean}, year={2010}, month={Apr.} }