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Matching Theory And Practice In International Service-Learning (Isl), Earl Mulderink, Rita Osborn

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Drawing upon a wealth of recent scholarship, this interactive workshop explores key challenges, questions, and contradictions inherent in International Service-Learning (ISL) while showcasing effective programs offered through Southern Utah University (SUU). A public university of 8,000 students with an emphasis on the liberal arts, SUU is one of 311 universities and colleges in the USA designated as a Carnegie Community Engaged Institution. The co-presenters are, respectively, the Director of the Community Engagement Center and the founding Director of the Rural Health Scholars Program. Together and separately, they have organized innovative short-term ISL programs in Mexico, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Kenya, …

Assessing Implementation And Sustainability Factors Of Economics-Focused Service-Learning Engagements, Philip Tuaño

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Further Our Understanding Of Reflection Through I-Statement Analysis, Yi Chun, Sherri Wei, Hui Ching, Beatrice Hsu

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Since Dewey (1933) highlighted reflection as an essential component in higher education, scholars (Dyment & O’Connell, 2011, Finlay 2008, & Hatcher, Bringle, & Muthiah, 2004) have pointed out the crucial role reflection plays in Service-Learning (S-L). Listed as one of the essential elements in service-learning, reflection acts as the hyphen between service and learning (Giles & Eyler, 1999). It enables participants to connect action and learning in a real-life setting, creating a new dimension through a deeper understanding of their experiences. No longer passive consumers of knowledge, participants can better clarify their own beliefs and values, explore issues emerged in …

Co-Assessment : A Democratic Approach To Deep Learning, Susan J. Deeley

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For the award of a M.A. (Honours) Social Sciences degree at a Scottish university, students may choose a service-learning course as part of their curriculum. Voluntary work placements integral to the course offer students an ideal opportunity to develop their employability skills and attributes, thus preparing them with for the workplace. The aims of this study were firstly, to examine the effects of critical reflection on the students’ perceptions and awareness of their learning, following their participation in the non traditional forms of assessment on the course. Secondly, the study aimed to examine the effectiveness of co-assessment of students’ oral …

Campus Compact Indicators Of Engagement, Mani Sangaran-Hull

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Campus Compact, established in 1985, is the international higher education association of colleges and universities committed to engaged campuses through civic engagement and academic service-learning. Encapsulating other outreach programs and services, its network of 35 state affiliates utilizes five indicators of engagement themes, developed in 2002, to establish and sustain high impact educational practices. The first theme--institutional culture--addresses ways in which stakeholders engage with campus goals and priorities. The second theme--curriculum and pedagogy--explores the extent to which civic engagement has become integrated into teaching and learning activities. The third theme--faculty roles and rewards--seeks to determine the extent to which faculty …

Where’S The Academic In Service-Learning?, Jane Szutu Permaul

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Research has focused on the impact of service-learning on student development “as a whole person”, on assisting community in solving social challenges and issues, on civic education and even leadership and critical thinking. On a more practical level, emphasis has been put on identifying community, social and other worldly challenges to which the university and its students can contribute to their resolutions, via service-learning programs. This workshop, while not neglecting the elements noted thus far, focuses on designing service-learning offerings in meeting established academic objectives, be that in the humanities, social science, physical or life science. The Workshop facilitator has …

Nurturing Shared Leaders Through Internship, Jessie Chow, Shui Fong Lam, Eric W.H. Chui

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The Faculty of Social Sciences (the Faculty) of the University of Hong Kong has offered the very first credit-bearing internships in social sciences amongst all local tertiary institutions. Since September 2009, all students in the discipline have to complete 24 credits (equivalent to 4 courses) of off-campus experiential learning, with 12 credits in local internships and another 12 credits in global internships. In June 2012, the Faculty launched the pilot project of Service Leadership Internship (SLI) under the funding of the Li & Fung Service Leadership Initiative, which supports service leadership training in all eight of Hong Kong’s tertiary institution. …

Students’ Reflection On Their Sl Experience As A Way Of Fostering Critical Thinking And Peace Building Initiative, Esther Kuntjara

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Thirty eight students of my cultural studies research class were participating Service Learning activities as one of the requirements of the course in applying what they had learned in class to the real situation. They were divided into six groups. Each group got involved with a group of approximately 15 to 30 young elementary school children once every week at the designated time in the local marginal neighborhood where they did the SL activities. They helped the children do their schoolwork, teach them English or play games. In order to deepen their understanding about the children’s lives and the culture …

Solid Waste Management Practices Of Selected Household In Barangay Damayang Lagi : Basis For Improvement Of Proposed Activities, Jean Maglaque

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One factor that could worsen the environmental crisis is the increasing accumulation of solid wastes which either have no counterpart in nature or which have not been properly disposed. And with this, the solid wastes have been identified as one of the most important environmental problems of urbanization. Poor solid waste management practices are considered as disastrous activities. . It has been observed that Barangay Damayang Lagi is facing solid wastes problem resulting to a lot of environmental problems such as flood, pollution, congestion and others. This is due to the existence of the fast-growing number of household in the …

Community Service Learning : Recovery And Community Empowerment Of The Post Merapi Eruption, Gregorius Punto Aji, Lucia Wiwid Wijayanti, Lucia Kurniawati

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Community Service Learning Program (CSLP) is one of curricular programs that aims at developing the students’ characters as a whole person (character education). Character education in Sanata Dharma University focuses on developing the three aspect of human character, i.e., competence, conscience, and compassion. In CSLP, the process of character education is carried out in two aspects: professional competence and personality development. In CSLP, professional competence is developed through learning how to implement their professional knowledge in the contextual situation in a selected community. Whereas the personality education is meant to develop the students’ sensitivity and cares for others To achieve …

The Service Learning Journey Among Students And Communities In A Triad Partnership, Karen Venter

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This paper reflects the impact of service-learning in the nursing discipline at the University of the Free State (UFS) in South-Africa on students and community. Professional Nurses further their studies in the field of Nursing Education where service- learning is used as an educational tool to facilitate the implementation of global citizenship skills and mutual beneficial service-learning activities related to educational practice. As a pre-activity to developing a curriculum, nursing education (NE) students must perform a situational needs assessment in the community to ensure that the curriculum is relevant for all stakeholders. Furthermore, NE students design a lesson plan; facilitate …

Lingkod : Pursuing Discipline-Based And Interest-Based Approaches To The Implementation Of The National Service Training Program, Ophalle Alzona

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The purpose of this paper is to provide a possible design for more discipline-based or interest-based approaches to the implementation of the National Service Training Program (NSTP), a legally-mandated program for tertiary level students in the Philippines aimed at contributing to the general welfare of members of Filipino communities who are at the margins of society. Through such approaches, pursued more intentionally at the Ateneo de Manila this past year, students’ particular academic disciplines or areas of interest become crucial elements in both the formation of the students and the service of marginalized communities. First, this paper describes and differentiates …

Community Service Learning Program : Supporting Community-Based Tourism In Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta, Lucia Kurniawati, Gregorius Punto Aji, Lucia Wiwid Wijayanti

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One curricular program that aims at developing the students’ characters (character education) is Community Service Learning Program (CSLP). Character education in Sanata Dharma University (SDU) focuses on developing three aspects of human character, i.e.: competence, conscience, and compassion. There are two aspects to develop: professional competence and personality development. In CSLP, professional competence is developed through learning how to implement their professional knowledge they have learned in campus in contextual situation in the society. Meanwhile, the personality education is meant to develop the students’ sensitivity, cares, and attention to the poor or marginalized society. Students have to work together to …

Community Partnership In Service-Learning : The St. Paul University Philippines’ Experience, Allan Peejay Lappay

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Partnership is a key to an effective service-learning (SL). It develops competencies that promote the advancement of socially responsible citizens. As a prime Catholic University in Northeastern Philippines, St. Paul University Philippines (SPUP) has forged partnerships with communities to address their need of service and the students’ need of learning through active engagement. This allows Paulinian learners to connect with and benefit their surrounding communities through service while integrating their learning to their particular academic discipline. As SL fosters collaboration and partnership, it provides an avenue for learners to make valuable contributions to the community. To this end, St. Paul …

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

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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 …

A “University-Community-Student” Multi-Profit Model Of Service Learning Basing On Mentoring Program, Xin Hou, Xiaoqiang Chen

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There is a topic, that how to combine the function of social service with the task of developing manpower, being more and more concerned throughout higher education in mainland china. By means of consistent exploring, a team from Chinese Youth University for Political Sciences established a multi-profit model of service learning, which base on mentoring program. This model focus on inviting particular field where direct social service and education happens organically: institutions for higher education engage in community changes, which shown as promoting social inclusion, by grouping students and professors into practice; and students, by performance in one-to-one mentoring and …

The Importance Of Ownership In Facilitating Students’ Learning In Service-Learning Process, Kam Chung Wong

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In the study of Service-Learning within the context of a non-government-funded post-secondary education institute in Hong Kong. The students of the institution are characterized by their relative disadvantages in self-esteem, academic achievement in public examination and social competence. A qualitative case study method was employed to explore the experiences of both the student participants and the staff members involved in the Service-Learning process. Data collection took place in the form of semi-structured individual interviews, focus group and student reflective journal. Eleven students from different academic programmes and at different educational levels (diploma, higher diploma, associate degree) are selected as the …

Making Friends, Acting Changing : Partnerships Across Community-Based Service Learning, Chih Liang Chao

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Service-learning is a structured learning experience that combines community service with personal experiencing preparation and reflection. In service-learning, involves a principle-centered partnership between communities and university. In service-learning, traditional definitions of "teacher" and "learner" are intentionally blurred. Service-learning differs from traditional classroom education, which emphasizes reciprocal learning-We all learn from each other. This paper suggests additional theoretical perspectives drawn largely from cognitive psychology and social theory. Three teaching courses related to local or indigenous community development projects of Taiwan have been involved to answer these questions: (1) How can community partnerships enrich service-learning? (2) How curriculum development as a partnership …

A Case Study On Academic Service-Learning : Enhance Academic Learning By Servicing With A Non-Profit Organization, Shih Chieh Chen

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Recently, we expect students in universities have the abilities of caring the community, understanding the community demands and solving the community problems. Researchers proposed papers in literature about that, to students, service-learning can promote their personal development, public relationship learning, understanding knowledge and applications. Therefore many courses in universities are designed to combine academic learning and community service such that students become to be resource providers and learning by initiative service.

This paper presents the outcome of a course, the practical of ERP module, in which we integrated the service as a significant course requirement. Students learned academic knowledge in …

Cslp In Sham Shui Po (理有「深」社區服務計劃) : A District-Based Service Learning Project, Its Mode Of Delivery And Effectiveness, Wing Ying, Winnie Lee

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Background: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is committed to producing all-round graduates who are also responsible citizens and contributive members of the society. The annual campus-wide Community Service Learning Programme (CSLP) has been organized since 2004 to encourage staff and students to serve the community through the use of their professional knowledge and skills. About 800 students work on various service projects each year to serve the underprivileged groups of Hong Kong, Chinese mainland and overseas. In 2010/11, we started a new mode of service delivery with the implementation of a District-based Service-Learning Project in a relatively deprived area …

Teaching English As A Service Learning Experience : The Design And Implementation Of A Service Learning Subject, Cathy S.P. Wong, Dora Wong

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This paper reports on how a service learning subject for English majors in a university in Hong Kong was developed and piloted. Studies in learning through community service in tertiary education in Hong Kong have shown that students have benefited tremendously (Ngai, 2006; Chan, Lee & Ma, 2009; Lai, 2009; Chan, 2012). Service learning can be defined as “… an active form of teaching and learning in which all involved, namely the students, faculty, community sponsors, mentors, and those served, engage together in activities, that address human and community needs, with structured opportunities designed to promote learning and the development …

Service-Learning Does Work At Sacramento State University! : The 65th Street Corridor Community Collaborative Project, Gregory Mark, Griselda Casillas, Rayven Arzola, Aury Gutierrez- Zavala

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In 2002, a group of interdisciplinary scholars and researchers from Sacramento State University approached local community members in South Sacramento to collaborate on addressing rising at-risk and violence rates at two public schools in areas where gang violence and a lack of access to resources created a need for innovative, culturally competent strategies. This collaboration has blossomed into a long-term community project that currently annually serves more than 2,000 middle and high school students Panel members will discuss the evolution of this project that utilizes a University community-mobilization approach. This panel consists of one faculty member and three students. Dr. …

Gabay Ko...Abot-Kamay Mo (My Guidance Is In Your Hands), Florencia Bautista

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The University of Rizal System in its desire of assisting the community performs the extension function to provide services to undeserved and underprivileged individuals. Such provision ensures the upliftment of the quality of life of the above-cited sector towards productivity and self-reliance.

The project “Gabay Ko… Abot-Kamay Mo” as an extension service of the College of Science, University of Rizal System_Morong, caters the orphans housed at Felicisimo-Aurora Bahay-Kalinga, Inc. (FABKI). Its main focus is to provide guidance services for their emotional, social, moral and psychological stability which will help them cope and overcome the situations confronting them. The need for …

How Schools Measure The Impact Of Service Learning On Communities : Through The Investigation Of Higher Education Institutions In Japan And The Us, Takeshi Miyazaki, Akira Ito, Sigmund Topor, Kayo Madokoro

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Service learning was introduced to Japan in the 1990s as both an educational philosophy and as an instructional method imported from the United States. As an educational philosophy, service learning reflects the belief that education should develop social responsibility in students and prepare them to be involved citizens in a democratic society. As an instructional method, service learning involves the blending of service activities with academic curricula, which allows students to learn through active engagement while addressing real community needs. Service learning has been used for first-year students in some colleges and universities in Japan, and has been encouraged by …

An Intergenerational Strategy For Promoting Successful Aging And Esl Skills, Wai Lun, Alan Lai, Matthew Kaplan

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This presentation highlights the need for a new approach for conducting ESL education in Hong Kong. It draws upon the literature on how children and youth learn new language skills, and takes into account recent data that demonstrates the value of real-life contexts and information made easily available in the teaching-learning interface for ESL education (Lai, 2011). To explore the foundations of this approach, an action research project that represents an intergenerational framework for promoting ESL skills has been established. The core of this project involves infusing intergenerational engagement opportunities into the ESL learning milieu. This model represents a novel …

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

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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 …

A Dialogue Between Service-Learning Elders And Young Leaders, Robert Shumer, Dwight Giles, Siva Thaiyalan, Hok Ka, Carol Ma

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Factors Affecting The Success Of Service-Learning : A Reflection On Introducing Service-Learning Programmes In University Curriculum, Kai Yan Choi

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Service-learning is regarded as one of major endeavours to inspire students through practising their professional knowledge in the forms of voluntary service, and in turn, feedback to their conceptual knowledge. In this paper, I am going to identify factors affecting students’ consideration and participation in service-learning programmes at the University of Macau. I will report findings drawn from in-depth interviews with sociology students who attended the Practicum course in 2012/13, and other students in residential college. Influences brought up by peers, family, personal aspiration, and prior schooling experiences are key to the success of service-learning. Ambivalent role of general social …

Measuring Learning Outcomes Of Students In Service-Learning Considering Diversity And Degree Of Experiences, Enrique G. Oracion, Emervencia L. Ligutom

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Although Dan Butin (2011) has been critical of the place of service-learning in higher education institutions as a social movement and an intellectual movement, he actually had opened up four modes of service-learning outcomes of students exposed to this pedagogy that makes it a fertile field for scholarly research in education, in particular, and the social sciences, in general. These modes of learning which he categorized into technical, cultural, political and anti-foundational do not only suggest the diversity of learning that is offered by service-learning, but this typology also points out to the degree or different levels of learning that …

Program Evaluation And Assessment : Outcomes Of Service-Learning And A Research Agenda, Helen Thimmayya

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The construction of the concept of Service Learning is a visionary move that evolves from the perception that in serving others’ needs one benefits oneself in a tangible sense. This reiterates the democratic interdependence of human beings. Weaving it into the academic experience of students imposes a systematic structure which makes it quantifiable. Hence, evaluation. There is no dearth today of models of Service Learning application or of suggested tools for evaluation. The challenge is, however, in the uniqueness of each SL experience. The first challenge in creating an evaluation design is the pre-SL activity process. A circle of stake-holders …