University Students Learn by Helping At-Risk Elementary School Students: "Team Lincoln"

In the search for solutions to help at-risk youths, there has been a movement toward integration of various types of services within educational systems. Because of limited resources, it is especially imperative for institutions of higher education to develop partnerships with communities and schools. On the basis of this philosophy, the University of Utah College of Health (COH) and a Salt Lake City urban elementary school have formed a partnership to serve youths who are at risk. Team Lincoln was created to provide a program of organized recess activities for 450 at-risk children in grades 1 through 6. This article describes and evaluates the Team Lincoln school-based service learning program. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]