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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"in-service learning"”.
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Experiments in service learning
Service learning, an educational method that involves the application of academic work to projects that benefit under-served communities, was explored in two complementary forms. First, the development of an alternative form of charcoal made from sugarcane agricultural waste is discussed, including …
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Associations of Civic Attitudes in Service Learning
… and social participation. Students enrolled at institutions of higher education have the opportunity to transform their social interests into advocacy through personal connections with the community. Service learning is an effective method of increasing citizenship participation and civic …
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Critical reflection and the savior role in service learning
<p>"Service-learning is an emergent high-impact practice in higher education. Research suggests that universities have increasingly incorporated service-learning projects into their curriculum, which have facilitated deeper approaches to learning where students can achieve greater content learning, …
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Teacher Success, Assessment, and Evaluation Practices in Service-Learning Composition Courses
<p><em>Problem.</em> Over the last 15 years, service-learning in first-year composition has emerged as a critical area of study. Service-learning in composition places students in writing environments within the community, encourages reading and writing about social issues, and provides the …
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Understanding Empathy in the Experiences of Undergraduate Engineering Students in Service-Learning Programs
In an increasingly globalized world and with rapid advancement in technology, there is a need to grapple more intently with social implications of engineering and technology. In the engineering community, these trends direct us to more critically consider how engineering and technology affect …
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Involvement of higher education special education faculty in service-learning course development and implementation
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the perspectives of higher education faculty with expertise in service-learning (SL) course development and implementation. Using semi-structured interviews, 13 special education faculty members were interviewed. Transcripts and course documents …
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White Faculty Members Resisting White Supremacy Culture in Service Learning and Community Engagement: A Critical Narrative Analysis
… what extent white faculty members resisted upholding white supremacy culture (WSC; Okun, 1999) during a critical event (Mertova and Webster, 2019) in their service learning and community-engaged (SLCE) practice. There are many critiques of SLCE practices, especially due to the perpetuation of …
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Service learning: a study of administrators' goals at a Research I university
This case study explored the administrators' goals of a service learning program at a Research I university. This research was aimed at discovering administrators' goals and determining whether or not these goals were achieved, as perceived by students, administrators, community service agency …
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The Estimated Effects of Service Learning and Undergraduate Research On Students' Intercultural Effectiveness
<p>Service learning and undergraduate research were both named 'high-impact educational practices' by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) for suggested positive benefits to students (see Brownell & Swaner, 2010; Kuh, 2008). Further, AAC&U identified four central learning …
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Learning through experience: making sense of students' learning through service learning
… study asks how we can make sense of students' learning in service learning. I employed a qualitative research methodology to explore the learning experiences of four students as they journeyed through the UCT Global Citizenship course: Thinking about volunteering: service, boundaries and power. …
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Listening to the Community: An Appreciative Case Study of Service-Learning Initiatives Within a Higher Education Institution
<p>Service-learning has become a prevalent topic of discussion on college and university campuses across the United States. Students engage in internships, service activities, and mission trips to far-away places as well as neighborhoods down the street in order to gain experience and apply what …
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The development of a service-learning curriculum at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
… study were to (a) successfully create a required service component in an undergraduate course that specifically addresses service learning and (b) develop recommendations for implementation of community service experiences in an existing academic department curriculum. Students, faculty, higher …
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Multiple Perspectives on Academic Service-Learning Partnerships at the American University in Cairo: A Mixed Method Study
… mixed method study aimed to redress the gap in the literature on academic service-learning partnerships, especially in Eastern settings. It utilized Enos and Morton's (2003) theoretical framework to explore these partnerships at the American University in Cairo (AUC). Seventy-nine community …
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Improving the Learning Approach of College Freshmen and Future Teachers Through Curricular Intervention
Students who exercise a deep approach to learning connect classroom content to real-life experiences. To help first-year students develop a deep approach to learning, Brigham Young University offers a program called Freshman Academy. Participants join a "learning community" based on their intended …
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Perceptions of Race and Privilege: An Examination of Intercultural Competence and Service-Learning in the Mississippi Delta
… methods constructivist case study was to examine how college students process issues of race and privilege when participating in service-learning in a predominantly minority, underserved region, and if that experience impacts their intercultural competence. The participants were University of …
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Transfer Student Experiences at a Four-Year University
<p>In recent years attention has been concentrated on the experiences of traditional college students, with very little research or attention on the experiences of transfer students. The purpose of this causal comparative mixed-methods study was to describe the experiences of transfer students who …
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A critical evaluation of the Nobis project: a creative-process approach to service-learning and global citizenship education
The Nobis Project is an innovative creative process approach to service-learning and global citizenship education aiming to teach secondary school students six dimensions of civic engagement: values, knowledge, skills, efficacy, commitment, and empathy. It guides students to comprehend current …
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Promoting emotional intelligence in adolescence through service-learning
<p>This quantitative study addresses emotional intelligence (EI) development, through the implementation of service-learning curricula, in adolescents ages 13-18. An interrupted time series with non-equivalent multi-group design was used for this study. This design included multiple pre-tests, an …
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Coupling academia and civic responsibility: impact of incorporating service-learning into selected courses
… on universities across America to produce civic-minded students is ever increasing. These demands are necessary to answer the constantly evolving needs of society due to advancing technology, the economy, war, politics, and social media. Volunteerism and community engagement can offer students the …
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