Digital Commons Network^™

Service Learning In Loyola College, Chennai : Loyola Extension Awareness Programme (Leap) : For First Year Pg Students, M. S. Joseph Antony Jacob

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

The subjects that the students study in the class room should be deeply reflected in the field. It should not be mere observation learning, but actually plunging into action through demonstration. For example, Students of the Chemistry Department rightly chooses to conduct the consumer awareness programme by demonstrating some adulterated food and its adverse impact on health. Students of commerce departments should study the business know-how, various marketing techniques and new innovation in business. Students of economics department should study the developmental schemes of the government and its impact on the rural Masses. Thus service learning in Loyola is of …

Community Service-Learning Facilitators' Perceptions Of Student Volunteers, Wen Hsia Yeh

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

In 2014, Youth Development Administration (YDA), Ministry of Education in Taiwan launched a half-day program called "inspection and connection of schools and community organizations workshop" which was taken place for 10 times over Taiwan (i.e., 3 times in northern, central and southern Taiwan, once in eastern Taiwan). The participants included local school teachers (from elementary schools to colleges), school administrators and NPO staff. They are regarded as facilitators who can shape their holistic efforts through collaborative partnerships. These partnerships give service learning programs a structure to mobilize people and resources to create changes and to develop learning opportunities for students. …

Service-Learning Impact On Community Engagement : From The Graduates' Perspectives, Cheung Ming, Alfred Chan, Hok Ka, Carol Ma, Wing Fung, Chad Chan

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

Service-Learning (S-L) is pedagogy that has been newly introduced into Hong Kong's higher education institutes. Thus, most local, recent studies focus on implication and evaluation of the S-L program for the existing students. There is lack of study about the long-term impact of S-L, especially for graduate students. Lingnan University (LU) as the only liberal art university in Hong Kong, aims to equip LU students with whole person development skills, as well as the capability to serve the community in the future. The Office of Service-Learning (OSL) was established in 2006 to promote S-L in Lingnan, echoing the university's motto …

Key Factors In Encouraging And Empowering Undergraduates To Practice Service Leadership Through Extra-Curricular Service-Learning Practicums, Robin Stanley Snell, Yin Lee, Maureen Chan, Hok Ka, Carol Ma, Ka Man, Carman Chan

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

While internships bridge students' academic major to the world of work, in this paper, we focus on practicums as vehicles for service leadership development. In the summers of 2013 and 2014, Lingnan University arranged 28 full-time practicums in 13 partner organizations, mainly not-for-profit organizations or social enterprises, for students with prior service-learning experience. Practicums lasted 6 weeks in 2013, and 8 weeks in 2014. Students attended a 3-hour preparatory workshop on service leadership, and an interim review meeting.

Through interviews with 26 practicum students and site supervisors from 13 partner organizations, we identified three factors that enabled practicum students to …

Effects Of Whole Personal Development On The College Students' Experience Of Service Learning, Yu Ling Su, Kun Hu Chen, Rong Ji Pan, Miao Ju Tu, Miao Ju Chwo, Ruei Siang Shen

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

In this study, researchers conducted a pre-test and a post-test to examine the directed effects of whole personal development on college students service learning experiences in Taiwanese. A total of 49 college students of Fu Jen Catholic University fil led out questionnaires on the positive/negative experience of service learning and whole personal development (including personal growth, interpersonal growth, intellectual growth, and responsibility of citizenship) before and after joining overseas service learning. Hierarchical regression was conducted and the results indicated that responsibility of citizenship positively corresponded to the positive experience of service learning in pre-test and post-test of joining overseas service …

Mainland And International S-L As An Excellent Model For Developing Global Citizen, Hok Ka, Carol Ma, Pui Yee, Chloe Siu, Yuk Yu, Esther Wong

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

In the age of internationalization, global citizenship education has become an important concept, particularly in regards to worldwide curriculum reform. Different institutions around the world have been promoting the concept of global citizenship education by diversifying programs and curricula so as to prepare students with potent skills and knowledge for future challenges. International Service-Learning (ISL) is unique in itself in that it integrates community services and academic learning on a global platform.

In recent years, many scholars have brought attention to ISL in higher education and provided insight on conducting research on this kind of learning experience. These scholars agree …

Ethical Concerns In Dissemination As A Principle And Practice In Service-Learning : The University Of St. La Salle Experience, Allen Del Carmen

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

Dissemination is an important principle of Service-Learning. Basically, it contributes to a better promotion and appreciation of this academic tool, especially to potential S-L students, faculty and supporters. It is considered an important tool needed to ensure a successful program implementation.

As a process in communication, dissemination requires a better understanding of its principles, processes and practices to ensure effectiveness in the attainment of objectives and goals.

This study, anchored on selected communication theories, looks into the methods of dissemination and practices used or observed from inter-personal to group, mass and social media - by Service-Learning advocates in the University …

Intergenerational Partnership Community Projects : A Case Study In Hong Kong, Tyan Chyi, Nicholas Ooi

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

The Office of Service-Learning (OSL) at Lingnan University is taking the initiative to organize different non-credit bearing community based projects. These projects help to build a strong relationship among community agencies and the higher education through various events/activities which involve both local and international context. This concept aims to building a real-life experiential classroom for students and community members to work closely together and create an effective learning platform for students' based on experiential learning.

In this paper, The 4 highlighted projects focus on Intergenerational Partnership (include LingnanU Elder Academy (EA), Sustainable Development Fund (SDF) Project: Cultural Sustainable Project Through …

The Development And Confirmatory Factor Analysis Of The "Service-Learning Reflection Scale" For Undergraduates, Mei Jiun Lin, Yuk Ying Tung, Tong Miao Chang

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

The purpose of this study is to develop and to examine the construct validity of the "service-learning reflection scale" for undergraduates based on Kolb's learning theory. The research aims to: (1) recognize undergraduates' levels of reflection for service-learning; (2) let undergraduates understand their learning styles; (3) evaluate the effect of service-learning for the instructors. We used the Likert's style to make the scales. There are 33 items in the initial scale divided into four subscales inclusive of the concrete experience (CE), the reflection observation (RO), the abstract conceptualization (AC), and the active experience (AE). For the very first time, we …

The Yunnan Service Trip : Sharing, Serving And Connecting, Yu Lai, Yuki Li

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

Background
With a motto of "Education for Service," Lingnan University is a unique liberal arts institution in Hong Kong. In 2006, Lingnan University established the Office of Service-Learning (OSL) to embody its university's motto and encourage students to apply their academic knowledge through an engagement in the community. The Yunnan Service Trip, organized by the OSL's Mainland and International Service-Learning Program (MISLP), is just one of the ways in which Lingnan students can engage in the community and connect their service experiences with their academic knowledge. Over the last seven years, Lingnan University has collaborated with Deloitte and organizations in …

Service Learning To Community Engagement, M. S. Joseph Antony Jacob Sj

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

No abstract provided.

Service-Learning As Pedagogy For The Study Of Art And Community, Suk Mun, Sophia Law

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

The study of art in higher education has long focused on art history and practice, masters and masterpieces. Art, in its fund amental sense, is a language written in images that applies to all, not just to the talented and privileged. It has a close relationship with and considerable influence on the development of both individuals and communities. Art and Well Being, a programme elective offered by the Department of Visual Studies at Lingnan University, investigates the intrinsic nature of art as a language for expression and communication. It provides students with a new perspective on seeing art, provoking an …

Service Learning In Rural China, Diane Geng

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

This paper discusses opportunities for and suitability of Service Learning as a teaching methodology in formal and non-formal settings in rural mainland China. It describes how Service Learning aligns with and fulfills goals of China’s national curriculum reforms and fosters values and skills useful to rural Chinese children and youth in improving their own lives and communities. Examples of Service Learning projects in rural Shanxi and Guangdong Provinces supported by the Rural China Education Foundation (RCEF) illustrate the potential of Service Learning as a powerful framework for curriculum development and teaching. The Rural China Education Foundation, founded in 2005, works …

Uses Of Arts In Community : Service-Learning And Civic Engagement, Suk Mun, Sophia Law

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

As defined by Bringle & Clayton (2012), service learning is a credit-bearing educational experience in which students “gain a better understanding of their subject knowledge, an enrichment of personal values, and a greater sense of civic responsibility through a series of well structured service activities that benefit the community” (pp. 114-115). A good service-learning scheme allows students to apply, actualize, evaluate, and reflect on their knowledge’s relevance to life. Many of the reflections evolved through the process of actual realization of knowledge are inspiring and can never be attained in classroom. “Art and Well Being”, an elective course offered by …

Student Community Service As A Tool For Civic Education, Triyanto S. Pujowinarto

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

Student Community Services (SCS) is one of the compulsory subjects for university students in Indonesia. SCS is one form of student dedication to the community. Student seeks to facilitate and motivate communities to implement development in accordance with the knowledge and skill they acquired in the school. The aim of this research is to describe the role of SCS as a tool of civic education. This research is a qualitative study. The data were collected by literature reviews, observations, and in-depth interviews. The analysis of data used an interactive model of Miles and Huberman (1984). SCS aims to: (1) train …

Community Empowerment Through Integration Of Service, Learning, And Research : City-Youth Empowerment Project, Suk Ching, Elaine Liu, Constance Ching

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

City-Youth Empowerment Project (CYEP) was established in 2005 as a non-credit bearing service-learning project open to all students at the City University of Hong Kong, with a mission to mobilize students to serve the underprivileged, to enhance civic and global social commitment, and to integrate community practice-oriented knowledge to the academic field. With over 30 community organization partnerships, CYEP provides ongoing services for underprivileged children and youth affected by poverty, new arrivals status, minor crime, and disabilities; as well as hidden elderly, mental health consumers, while actively involved in environmental protection and disability rights. As part of the transformative pedagogical …

Prevalence Of Nasal Carriage Of Community : Acquired Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (Ca-Mrsa) Among Geriatric Residents In A Suburban Community In Antipolo Rizal, Philippines, Napoleon Pagsinohin

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

Community acquired Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infection, a flesh-eating superbug, is an emerging threat to every part of the world. It can cause pneumonia, skin infections, and sepsis. CA-MRSA is potentially fatal. Its incidence in the Philippines is not yet known. In this university, undergraduate students of B.S. Medical Technology curriculum at third year level are being taught of the significance and possible adverse effects of bacteria in the community. As part of their Bacteriology class, a study was conducted to determine the prevalence of CA-MRSA carriage among elderly adults in a suburban community in Antipolo, Rizal. Sixty elderly …

Service Learning For Students With Disabilities : Enhancing Outcomes At The Intersection Of Special Education, Transitions, And Inclusion, Laura E. Vanderberg, Felicia L. Wilczenski

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

Presently, many children and adolescents have the opportunity to engage in service-learning, however, students with disabilities rarely have access to these opportunities. This paper focuses on using service-learning with students with disabilities to enhance outcomes at the intersection of special education, transitions, and inclusion. Special Education, as mandated through federal legislation in the U.S., provides customized education for students with diagnosed disabilities. Special Education services must be delivered in the “least restrictive environment”, fostering inclusion of students with disabilities with typically-developing peers. Special Education must target transitions, the process of facilitating post-school adjustment of students, particularly students with disabilities, to …

Engaging In Cross-Cultural Services : A Journey To Global Citizenship, Lai Han, Cinnie Ng

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

There are two parts in this paper. The first part is to identify and discuss three pairs of concepts: “National Citizenship and Global Citizenship”, “Legal Citizenship and Moral Citizenship”, and “Moral Citizenship and International / Cross Cultural Service-Learning”. Citizenship involves the concept of rights and responsibilities of a person in a country usually having a legitimate government. However, such “legal contract” between the government and the citizens does not exist in the global perspective. Global citizenship education is more appealing to the people’s inner goodwill with moral values and ethical system for the pursuit of a just and harmonious world …

Start With The Discovery : Improving The Process Of Community Engagement Through Appreciative Inquiry, Siddhartha Pailla, Cassandra Pruitt

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

As service-learning programs are becoming more popular with universities around the world, it is important to ensure that the programs’ participants maintain an ethical relationship with their community partners. Primary amongst the student groups’ ethical duties is to not impose unexpressed needs upon community partners. This paper presents an experience of a service-learning project in a larger service-learning program under the Water and Health in Limpopo (WHIL) research collaborative between the University of Venda (UNIVEN) and University of Virginia (UVA). The project takes place in the village of Tshapasha, South Africa, where an interdisciplinary team of service-learners composed of students …

Responding To Communities’ Information Needs : Community-Based Research As Service-Learning, Timothy K. Stanton, Viria Vichit-Vadakan

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

Most practitioners conceive of service-learning as combining student involvement in service-oriented tasks with and for communities with structured educational activities designed to develop their knowledge, character, and/or social skills and capacities. Whatever the goals for students these tasks tend to be of a direct service kind – e.g., tutoring, teaching classes, assisting the elderly, environmental clean-up, etc. Occasionally these tasks will also include administrative or public policy-related work. Rarely, however, does service-learning venture into the realm of research. This interactive workshop will explore the goals, background, characteristics, and current practices of research as a form of service-learning, including its benefits …

Civic Virtue Construction In Social Transformation : The Practice Of Service Learning In Sysu, Jiangang Zhu, Quan Hong

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

The imbalance state between development of market economy system and series of negative social events reflected a lack of civic mindedness today. Civic morality construction should play a significant role in this social transformation period. Specifically, civic education should develop students in three dimensions, right-responsibility awareness, tolerance, and spirit of volunteer. As an essential part of civic education, service-learning is to combine academic knowledge with social service, furthermore to achieve these objectives. Although, service-learning is adopted widely and developed a series of mature theories in the West, especially in America, the spread of service-learning in China is still in its …

Examining The Research Evidence For The Academic Value Of Service-Learning, Andrew Furco

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

Across the globe, service-learning is increasingly being promoted as a pedagogy for advancing student learning and educational success. Proponents of service-learning suggest that engaging students in community service experiences that are tied to the academic curriculum can enhance students’ educational experience and promote better learning. Yet, despite this growing enthusiasm for service-learning, much skepticism persists regarding the academic value of service-learning and the extent to which educational institutions should integrate this practice as part of students' formal academic curriculum.

This keynote presentation examines the current state of research on service-learning and assesses what the evidence tells us about the overall …

How The Intergration Of The Service-Learning Program Into Major Currculum Effects Students' Work : Based On The Viewpoints Of Graduates, Huei Chin Ho, Shwu Chyong Chen

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

No abstract provided.

Students' Development In Service-Learning And Research Scheme At Lingnan University, Weimin, Vic Cui, Amy Anh Hoang Dinh

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

No abstract provided.

Towards A New Paradigm For Service-Learning As A Transformative Integrator Within And A Bridge Between The Academe And Community, Elias M. Sampa

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

This study attempted to contextualize the American Service Learning models to the Philippines by seeking a possible link between educational goals of students and community development goals as MDGs within the TUA experience and related practices.

Intercultural Service-Learning In A Liberal Arts Curriculum, K. M., William Lee

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

No abstract provided.

Service-Learning As An Outcome-Based Education In Establishing Credibility And Peace Building In Globalization, Kano Yamamoto

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Universities And University Students, Thelma Kay

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

No abstract provided.

The Perspective Transformation Through Overseas Voluntary Services : Based On The Experiences Of “Going Back To Hometown” At Myanmar, Shwu Chyong Chen, Cian Chein Liao, Ruo Lan Liu

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

No abstract provided.