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Turning To Case Studies As A Mechanism For Learning In Action Learning, Denise O'Leary, Paul Coughlan, Clare Rigg, David Coghlan

Articles

Case studies are a useful means of capturing and sharing experiential knowledge by allowing researchers to explore the social, organisational and political contexts of a specific case. Although accounts of action learning are often reported using a case study approach, it is not common to see individual case studies being used as a learning practice within action learning sets. Drawing on a network action learning (NAL) project, this paper explores how the process of coaching, articulating, authoring, sharing and editing case studies provided a vehicle for learning and research within a NAL set. The intended contribution of this paper to …

Service-Learning And Perceptions Of Homelessness, Tabitha Hart, Felipe Gómez, Priya Raman

Faculty Publications

This article examines how service-learning positively impacts students’ perspectives of the homeless. Data were collected through a pre- and post-assessment issued to students in a service-learning course. At the beginning of the course, students characterized the homeless according to common stereotypes. At the end of the course, students’ views were more humanized.

Ua41 University College Connection, Dennis K. George, Dean, Wendi Kelley, University College

UC Publications

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Service Learning Enhances Conceptual Learning In A Rn To Bsn Program, Henny Breen, Melissa Robinson

Faculty Publications

A qualitative study using transcript analysis was conducted to examine the effectiveness of service learning in enhancing conceptual learning in RN to BSN students. As part of their capstone course in an online program, students engaged in 64 hours of service learning in their local community. The transcripts of asynchronous discussions and journal entries formed the data for analysis. The findings illustrated that the student’s conceptual understanding was enhanced from the service learning experience. Further, the students demonstrated higher-level thinking by linking concepts that could be applied to nursing practice. Service learning reinforced the community-based philosophy of the School of …

Adult Health Literacy, Sofia Durrani, Meghan Ellden, Meredith Haddix, Kenzie Kacmarcik, Farzana Karim, Katie Meuer, Puja Sheth, Taylor Tresatti, Amelia Whitman

ISCOPES Posters and Presentations

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Three Legs On The Stool: Service Learning Projects, Community, And Library, Karen Schmidt, Deborah Halperin

Scholarly Publications

Illinois Wesleyan University’s Action Research Center launches many different service learning projects in the Bloomington-Normal community. Often these projects originate from the community, and employ the action research model that imbeds the participant-researcher in the organization or program that is being studied. The IWU library has seized on opportunities to integrate library research and critical thinking skills into service learning projects. Some are obvious - working with faculty and students in senior seminar classes to assist with research papers and presentations - while others are more subtle. Using a service learning project as a case study, the authors discuss the …

Parkland Pantry Produce Plot, Della Jacobs

A with Honors Projects

For this student service learning project, the author describes her efforts to establish a gardening plot to support the Wesley Food Pantry at Parkland College in Champaign, IL, and illustrates the first year's harvest.

Art Show For Parkland Metalwork And Jewelry, Olivia Dimangondayao

A with Honors Projects

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Student Handbook : A Student's Guide To Service-Learning, Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University

OSL Book / Book Chapter / Manual 書刊/文章/教材冊

This handbook serves as a guide for Service-Learning (S-L) students, whether you are newcomers or experienced participants. In this handbook, you will find out the answers and get the supporting resources.

記遊‧書寫 : 校園 鄉郊 山水 天下 : 2015-2016 年度上學期記遊書寫課程作品匯編, 香港嶺南大學中文系, 香港嶺南大學服務研習處

OSL Students' Service-Learning Project Output: Booklet

嶺南大學以「作育英才，服務社會」為校訓，於2004年開始將服務研習融入正規的學術課程，並結合具有意義的服務及反思，將學生在課堂所學應用於社會當中。在「CLA9015記遊書寫」的課程中，得到陳惠英教授的指導和引領下，學生透過參與「校園遊寫作計劃」、「牛潭尾社區寫作計劃」和「綠色生態遊寫作計劃」，應用極具創意的寫作方式，為服務機構撰寫遊記，協助知識傳遞及營造可持續發展之社區。

Effective General Entrepreneurial Learning Programs For Sme Development, Paul Kenneth Steele

Capstone Collection

The principle objective of this paper is to reexamine the potential for impactful, general programs in education for Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) owners by assessing the success of a program called SME PRIME; conducted by AMIDEAST, Oman for six Omani entrepreneurs over a seven-month period.

General programs for entrepreneur education are produced and implemented the world over despite consistent assertions throughout academic literature that such programs are ineffective. Typical approaches to training program development and evaluation emphasize the critical role of training needs analysis. Training needs analysis is often an ignored step in the process of SME training program …

Faculty Newsletter (Vol. 4, Iss. 1), Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University

Faculty Newsletters 教職員通訊

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服務研習對社區的影響 = Service-Learning Impacts On Community, Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University

OSL Research Report 研究報告

嶺南大學服務研習處自2006年成立以來，一直致力推動將服務研習的理念融入課程，除了為學生提供多元化的學習經歷外，更推動社區與院校的合作，使老師與學生走進社區，學以致用，亦為社區作知識轉移及為不同需要的人士作出貢獻。

十年的社區協作，不單使服務研習處與地區建立良好的關係，更透過學生的努力，為社區帶來不同程度的影響。但是，究竟是什麼影響？我們將透過兩個個案分享，帶領讀者具體了解到服務研習怎樣影響社會。

The Office of Service-Learning at Lingnan University is committed to encourage integration between Service-Learning and curriculum since its establishment in 2006. Service-Learning provides diverse learning experiences to students, and facilitates partnership between university and community. Service-Learning brings instructors and students to the community and encourages them to apply, transfer and contribute their knowledge to people in needs in the community.

Ten years of partnership between Lingnan University and Community not only built up good university-community relationship, but also created different impacts through students' effort. However, what are the impacts? We would like to share with readers how Service-Learning …

2014-2015 Annual Report 年度報告, Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University

OSL Annual report 年度報告

Step by Step

The theme of this annual report, “Step by Step”, captures how we have collaborated with many stakeholders to develop the “Service-Learning Pathway” for students to put their social awareness into actions and create a sustainable city gradually.

一步一腳印

「一步一腳印」是本年年報的主題，透過記錄過往一年的點滴，說明服務研習處如何與不同持份者合作，為嶺大學生提供多元化的「服務研習歷程」，讓他們將關注社會的心轉化成實際行動，一步步地以知識建構可持續發展的社會。