Linking Social Work and Service-Learning

2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma T. Lucas
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Civic Responsibility ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Active Engagement ◽  
Societal Issues ◽  
Social Concerns

When provided the opportunity, many students emphasize the desire to obtain a degree, but not in a vacuum isolated from social concerns. In some way, societal concerns touch their lives on a daily basis. Students' acceptance of civic responsibility is highlighted through active engagement in activities that provide wider learning experiences while further understanding and carrying out civic responsibility. Colleges and universities have civic missions that must be emphasized, and service-learning experiences support these missions. Social work departments are natural units that can help institutions of higher education connect to the community and address societal issues and concerns. This article describes a service-learning course that was structured with major components emphasizing basic foundations and values of social work. It also summarizes the reflective and learning experiences of the students who completed placements for the course in a literacy program. Linkages between social work and its core values and service-learning are discussed.

No Significant Difference in Service Learninng Online

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Y. McGorry
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Program Outcomes ◽  
Online Delivery ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
Business Programs ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Significant Difference

Institutions of higher education are realizing the importance of service learning initiatives in developing awareness of students’ civic responsibilities, leadership and management skills, and social responsibility. These skills and responsibilities are the foundation of program outcomes in accredited higher education business programs at undergraduate and graduate levels. In an attempt to meet the needs of the student market, these institutions of higher education are delivering more courses online. This study addresses a comparison of traditional and online delivery of service learning experiences. Results demonstrate no significant difference in outcomes between the online and face-to-face models.

scholarly journals Understanding Students’ Experiences of Well-Being in Learning Environments

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alisa Stanton ◽  
David Zandvliet ◽  
Rosie Dhaliwal ◽  
Tara Black
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Interview Protocol ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Qualitative Exploration ◽  
Insight Into

<p>With the recent release of a new international charter on health promoting universities and institutions of higher education, universities and colleges are increasingly interested in providing learning experiences that enhance and support student well-being. Despite the recognition of learning environments as a potential setting for creating and enhancing well-being, limited research has explored students’ own perceptions of well-being in learning environments. This article provides a qualitative exploration of students’ lived experiences of well-being in learning environments within a Canadian post-secondary context. A semi-structured focus group and interview protocol was used to explore students’ own definitions and experiences of well-being in learning environments. The findings illuminate several pathways through which learning experiences contribute to student well-being, and offer insight into how courses may be designed and delivered in ways that enhance student well-being, learning and engagement. The findings also explore the interconnected nature of well-being, satisfaction and deep learning. The relevance for the design and delivery of higher education learning experiences are discussed, and the significance of the findings for university advancement decisions are considered.</p>

Sustained Engagement Experiences in Kinesiology: An Engaged Department Initiative

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 362-367
Author(s):  
Brian D. Clocksin ◽  
Margo B. Greicar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Real Life ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Active Engagement ◽  
Life Problems ◽  
The University ◽  
High Impact Practice

Community engagement is commonly imbedded in the ethos of institutions of higher education and has been identified as a High Impact Practice for student learning and retention. The Sustained Engagement Experiences in Kinesiology (SEEK) program at the University of La Verne is a curriculum-wide approach that moves students through four stages of community engagement: Respect, Participating with Effort, Self-Directions, and Leadership. The stages are developmentally sequenced across the curriculum and provide opportunities for learners to move from passive participants to active engagement scholars. The engagement experiences serve to enhance students’ abilities to transfer what they learn in the classroom to real-life problems, foster an asset-based approach to community engagement, and facilitate a transition from surface-to deep-learning.

scholarly journals Communication, Flexibility, and Resilience: Navigating the Shift to Virtual Service-Learning During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 107769582110225
Author(s):  
Carrie Reif-Stice ◽  
Sarah Smith-Frigerio
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Course Delivery ◽  
Academic Learning ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Hybrid Course ◽  
The Impact

Major disruptions to traditional academic learning have occurred since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as most higher education institutions have shifted to online or hybrid course delivery. This virtual shift has significant implications for service-learning. In this study, we explored the impact of virtual service-learning on public relations instructors and community partners. Interview respondents described challenges to virtual service-learning related to the pandemic but also noted unanticipated benefits, such as creativity and resilience. In addition, community partners and public relations instructors recommended a heightened focus on communication, flexibility, and adaptability to ensure successful virtual service-learning experiences for students and organizations.

Policy Analysis and Crafting to Empower Authentic Indigenous Learning Experiences in the Pacific Higher Education Landscape

2022 ◽  
pp. 138-149
Author(s):  
Troy McVey
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Production Of Knowledge ◽  
Indigenous Learning ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Policies And Practices

This chapter examines the context of higher education in the Pacific. A brief explanation of the role of colonialism in the formation of institutions of higher education in the region is followed by discussions of policies and practices that empower local dissemination and production of knowledge by and amongst faculty, students, and the communities which they serve. The author concludes that a balance between advancing knowledge in a way that is respectful to academic traditions and cultural traditions in the Pacific can be achieved by harnessing the best values and qualities in common between those traditions.

scholarly journals Creating Responsible and Engaged Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 197-203
Author(s):  
Pankaj Mittal
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Active Engagement ◽  
Teaching And Research ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Prime Concern ◽  
Social Concerns ◽  
The World ◽  
Education In India ◽  
Advanced Knowledge

AbstractSince 6 BC, when the first university of the world was established in Takshila in India, higher education in India has been integrating advanced knowledge and skills with larger social concerns. Apart from teaching and research, a prime concern of universities is to engage with the community and to contribute towards the development of society. Much emphasis is placed on the values of education by complementing curricular instruction for shaping future generations and enabling active engagement with society. The emphasis has been on holistic development of the student leading to complete realization and liberalization of oneself. To quote Swami Vivekananda, a well-known Indian scholar, “Education is not the amount of information that we put into your brain and runs riot there, undigested, all your life. We must have life-building, man-making, character-making assimilation of ideas. If you have assimilated five ideas and made them your life and character, you have more education than any man who has got by heart a whole library. If education is identical with information, the libraries are the greatest sages of the world and encyclopaedia are the greatest Rishis”.

scholarly journals Educating Chinese, Japanese, and Korean International Students: Recommendations to American Professors

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-16
Author(s):  
Shelly R. Roy
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
International Students ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Discourse Markers ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
The Us ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Korean International Students

This paper discusses the unique barriers and learning difficulties encountered by Chinese, Japanese, and Korean international students when they study at institutions of higher education in the US. These learning difficulties arise because of inability of some American professors to use discourse markers, summarize at the end of lectures, write key concepts on the blackboard, etc. (Cox & Yamaguchi, 2010; Huang, 2004; Huang & Brown, 2009; Lee & Carrasquillo, 2006). The author argues that by using emotional intelligence (Goleman, 1998), the creating mind (Gardner, 2007), and the respectful mind (Gardner, 2007), American professors institutions of higher education in the US can enhance the learning experiences of their international students.

Creating Entrepreneurial and Innovative Fundraising Opportunities Through Service-Learning

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 255-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen S. Meaney ◽  
Ting Liu ◽  
Lara M. Duke
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Quality Instruction ◽  
Health Domains ◽  
Funding Opportunities ◽  
Faculty And Administrators

The rapidly increasing enrollment in kinesiology programs recognizes the important role of our academic discipline in promoting future professionals within the physical activity, fitness, wellness, education, sport, and allied health domains. Unprecedented growth in student interest in kinesiology offers faculty and administrators in higher education both exciting opportunities and difficult challenges. One significant concern facing kinesiology faculty is maintaining high-quality instruction within growing class sizes. Incorporating service-learning components within kinesiology curricula provides numerous benefits to students, faculty, institutions of higher education, and members of our local and global communities. In addition, service-learning has the potential to initiate innovative and entrepreneurial learning experiences and funding opportunities for students and faculty.

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