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Moving Beyond Short-Term Impacts Of Service-Learning Study Abroad Program On Students’ Transformation: An Irish Case Study, Caroline Cully Garbers, T. Grady Roberts, Dale Pracht Dec 2022

Moving Beyond Short-Term Impacts Of Service-Learning Study Abroad Program On Students’ Transformation: An Irish Case Study, Caroline Cully Garbers, T. Grady Roberts, Dale Pracht

Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education

The purpose of this study was to better understand the impacts on students who participate in short-term service-learning study abroad programs. Using Mezirow’s theory of Transformational Learning as a guide, students were interviewed on the lasting impacts that the program had on their transformation. Student participated in semi-structured interviews lasting in length of 30 minutes to an hour. These interviews took place approximately 7 months after the completion of their study abroad program. Student’s transformation was categorized into the 4 main areas of transformation according to Mezirow (1991): refining meaning schemes, learning new schemes, transforming schemes, and …


Supporting Service-Learning In An Existing Curriculum, Kim Hawkins, Julie Rabun, Jeff Knox Mar 2017

Supporting Service-Learning In An Existing Curriculum, Kim Hawkins, Julie Rabun, Jeff Knox

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

This group presentation is interactive and provides a solution-based approach to service-learning. Participants may be involved in a variety of ways such as taking part in small-group activities, role playing, case studies, simulations, problem solving or other hands-on instructional activities and will leave with service-learning ideas for their course(s).


Program Planning Theory In Service-Learning: A Relational Model, Robin S. Grenier, Lorilee R. Sandmann, Richard Kiely Sep 2008

Program Planning Theory In Service-Learning: A Relational Model, Robin S. Grenier, Lorilee R. Sandmann, Richard Kiely

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper introduces the relationship between program planning theory and service-learning in graduate education and the development of a relational program planning model for service-learning. A case will be made regarding the value of the relational program planning model for guiding and enabling more democratic forms of service-learning practice.