scholarly journals Service-Learning in Asia

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Ma ◽  
Thera Chiu ◽  
Lim Tai Wei
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Christian Higher Education ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Charitable Organization ◽  
Christian University ◽  
Student Community ◽  
Academic Conference ◽  
Set Up

Although SL is primarily a western learning concept, it is widely used as a pedagogy among education and community sectors in Asia, especially after the academic conference on ‘Service-Learning in Asia: Creating networks and curriculum in higher education’ held in 2002 at the International Christian University (ICU) in Japan as this became an interconnection with other Asian HEIs (Xing & Ma, 2010). In 2004, ICU set up the Service-Learning Asia Network (SLAN) with support from the Japanese Government and the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (Ma, Chan, Chen and Fong, 2018). In 2004, LU received one million dollars (HKD) funding support from Kwan Fong Charitable Organization to start a Service-Learning and Research Scheme (SLRS) and then in 2006, received another ten million dollars (HKD) to set up the first Office of Service-Learning (OSL) in Hong Kong. With the aim of constructing a model for academy-student-community partnership, LU has made an attempt to truly put the inspirational slogan “Serving to Learn and Learning to Serve” into practice. With commitment from a dedicated SL team and support from local and regional partners, LU started taking the lead of SL development in both Hong Kong and Asia. LU even organized the first Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning (APRCSL) in 2007 and served as the secretariat for SLAN after the revitalization.

scholarly journals A Hong Kong University first: Establishing service-learning as an academic credit-bearing subject

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Ma ◽  
Alfred Chan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Voluntary Work ◽  
The University

Service-learning, where university students are trained to serve or educate the less able for a defined number of voluntary work hours and where the service experience is relevant to the course into which the service is integrated, can be an effective means of community engagement. Many universities in the US have factored in a term for credit-bearing service-learning courses, so that students are oriented to developing a service mentality and nurturing a ‘giving culture’ on campus. In the Asia Pacific region, Lingnan University, with its liberal arts ethos, is the first university in Hong Kong to use service-learning as a vehicle for knowledge transfer between university and community. The first service-learning program was offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences in 2004 as an optional learning experience, and the university is now moving towards making service-learning a graduation requirement that bears academic credits. Service-learning is currently integrated in the majority of disciplines of the university, as part of the undergraduate program. In addition to detailing the history, development and operation of the service-learning program, this article discusses the lessons learned in the institutionalisation of service-learning, as well as the way forward for service-learning in higher education in Hong Kong. Keywords: service-learning, knowledge transfer, whole-person education, experiential education, higher education, campus-community partnerships

General Information and Statistics

2001 ◽  
Vol 05 (19) ◽  
pp. 481-487
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Agricultural Biotechnology ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
General Information ◽  
Human Cloning ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Life Sciences Industry

Chinese Experts Denounce Human Cloning. China Seeks US Help to Combat AIDS. NIH Identifies 64 Stem Cell Colonies. Dengue Fever Spreads to Macau and Hong Kong. Biotechnology and Life Sciences Industry Opportunities: Asia-Pacific Summit. Taipei International Master Forum on Biotechnology, 2001. Taiwan to Set Up Agricultural Biotechnology Park. Biomedical Meeting Held in NZ.

scholarly journals The Idea of a “For-Profit” Private Christian University in South Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Morné Diederiks
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Christian Higher Education ◽  
Christian University ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Private Higher Education Institutions ◽  
The One

The one-sided focus of Christian higher education in South Africa on the field of theology and the lack of integrating faith and learning in other subjects emphasizes the need for a Christian university in South Africa. The question addressed in this article is whether a Christian university can also be for-profit, considering the fact that all Christian private higher education institutions in South Africa are non-profit. There are numerous criticisms against for-profit higher education institutions. The greatest of these are that for-profit private higher education institutions miss the purpose of what it means to be a university and that profitable higher education institutions exploit students. The church also has numerous criticisms of the profit motive, but from the Bible it is clear that there are two lines of thought regarding profit. The one is that profit is dangerous and that it easily becomes an idol; the other is that people are called to be profitable. This article concludes that there is room for a for-profit Christian higher education institution in South Africa. This for-profit Christian higher education institution should be imagined in terms of its understanding of profit regarding its mission, students, faculty and governance.

scholarly journals The Role of Service Learning in a ‘Future University’

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 01014
Author(s):  
Jekuk Chang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Early History ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Christian University ◽  
Development Path ◽  
Founding Principle ◽  
The University

In 2016, Dongseo University announced its vision of becoming a „Future University‟ in connection with a detailed plan involving ten changes for achieving that goal. This paper outlines the importance of service learning in the development path of Dongseo University. It begins with the university‟s early history, where service learning figured prominently as a founding principle. It then presents a specific example of a service learning program that has been successfully operated by Dongseo University and Petra Christian University for roughly 20 yr, namely the International Tech Corps. Next, the paper examines four potentially harmful societal trends and suggests ways they might be counterbalanced through innovative higher education. Finally, it provides an overview of some relevant aspects of Dongseo‟s vision of a Future University, including the role of service learning within that paradigm shift in the provision of higher education.

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