Community-based learning (CBL) reflects the principle that political
science courses should do more than simply teach students about
politics. As participants in the community-based learning track, we
believe that courses in our discipline should equip students with
the combination of knowledge, skills, and values required to engage
in a life of active citizenship. Designing a course that meets these
goals is not impossible. Community-based projects include several
different types of experiential learning, including:
service-learning, community-based learning, and community-based
research. We believe that all of these forms of learning about,
from, and with the community inspire and encourage students to live
an active political life.