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With American higher education, this paper research the theory and the mode of service learning, and discuss three factors influencing the effect of service learning on improving of student’s professional ability. And then explore the enlighten and significance of American service learning to the reform of higher education in China.
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Guo, Y., Gao, S. (2011). Instruction from Service Learning in America to Chinese Higher Education. In: Zhu, M. (eds) Information and Management Engineering. ICCIC 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 235. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24022-5_38
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