Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive
Critical service learning; power dynamics; activist scholarship; International Rescue Committee; University of Montana (MT)—Davidson Honors College
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Curriculum and Instruction
Infusing Critically Reflexive Service Learning Into Honors, Lauren Collins, Michaela Niva
Infusing Critically Reflexive Service Learning Into Honors, Lauren Collins, Michaela Niva
Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive
This essay describes a service-learning course designed with heart-centered pedagogy. Authors examine the relationship between individual and society in service learning and discuss the rationale and processes involved in curricular design to suggest an alternative approach to community engagement. Understanding service learning as going beyond merely the attainment of hours requisite for course completion, students are asked to develop critical reflexivity by first considering the focus, identity, and needs of community partners. Authors suggest that this curriculum provides practical opportunities for engaging students intellectually and emotionally in order to strengthen self-concept and cultural awareness of a vulnerable population.