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Tiêu đề
Community Engagement in the Liberal Arts: How Service Hours and Reflections Influence Course Value
Tác giả
Painter D.L.; Howell C.
Năm xuất bản
2020
Source title
Journal of Experiential Education
Số trích dẫn
1
DOI
10.1177/1053825920931563
Liên kết
Tóm tắt
Background: In response to critics’ charges that the liberal arts lack practical value, most colleges have incorporated service-learning in their curricula. Ideally, these service-learning activities not only benefit the community but also enhance the course’s (a) pedagogical effectiveness as well as the students’ (b) civic engagement and (c) professional development. Purpose: This investigation uses a survey to measure the extent to which service-learning in community engagement courses at a liberal arts college achieved these three outcomes. Methodology/Approach: Specifically, we parsed the influence of service hours and reflection activities on 740 students’ ratings of pedagogical effectiveness, civic engagement, and professional development. Findings/Conclusions: The results suggest students in community engagement courses that included at least 15 service hours and three different types of reflections reported significantly greater outcome achievement than those with fewer hours or reflections. Moreover, class discussions and individual conversations were rated the most effective types of reflection activities. Implications: Based on these findings, we provide some best practice suggestions for service hours and reflection activities in liberal arts community engagement courses. © The Author(s) 2020.
Từ khóa
community engagement; interdisciplinary research; liberal arts; service-learning; survey/questionnaire
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Nơi xuất bản
SAGE Publications Ltd
Hình thức xuất bản
Article
Open Access
Nguồn
Scopus