scholarly journals Exploring, Documenting, and Improving Humanitarian Service Learning through Engineers Without Borders USA

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Lee ◽  
Devin R. Berg ◽  
Elizabeth Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Stakeholders ◽  
The Social ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Professional Interactions ◽  
Engineers Without Borders

Exploring, Documenting, and Improving Humanitarian Service Learning through Engineers without Borders-USA is a four-year project exploring a variety of challenges and opportunities in university-based service learning programs. Specifically, this project looks holistically at the inception and evolution of a new Engineers Without Borders USA chapter, while analyzing characteristics, values, and demographics of individuals involved in EWB community-based humanitarian projects in multiple chapters. Further, it examines the social, cultural, and professional interactions and exchanges between and among EWB members and community stakeholders in EWB projects, examining several projects from a variety of chapters across the country.

Community-Based Participatory Research: The College as the Focal Community

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-61
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Heckel ◽  
Crystal Dea Moore
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Alcohol Policy ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Faculty Mentor ◽  
College Community ◽  
Community Stakeholders ◽  
The Social ◽  
Reduction Strategies

This article describes one small BSW program's engagement in community-based participatory research (CBPR) in which the college community was the focus of the social change effort and social work undergraduates were the research partners. Over a 3-year period students engaged college community stakeholders, collected data, and presented findings on student alcohol use and abuse to promote discussion and inclusion of harm reduction strategies in the college response to this issue. The project resulted in an ongoing dialogue among the student researchers and administration regarding revisions to the campus alcohol policy. Written from the perspectives of a student researcher and faculty mentor, an overview of CBPR as a research method is presented, associated challenges discussed, a case study using the method summarized, and suggestions for implementing this pedagogy are presented. CBPR conceptualized this way offers opportunities for students to engage more fully with research concepts while promoting social change on their campuses.

Citizenship and Civic Education: A Critical Elaboration on the Pedagogy of Rizal’s La Liga Filipina

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clement Camposano
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Social Contract ◽  
Civic Education ◽  
Citizenship Education ◽  
Sociology Of Education ◽  
General Will ◽  
Political Ideas ◽  
The Social ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Ethical Project

Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s role in shaping Jose Rizal’s political ideas is a blurred spot in existing scholarship on the latter’s life and works. There seems to be an endemic lack of interest in this matter, with scholars preferring to explore Rizal through the optics of nationalism and/or liberalism, often in their attempt to construct the “unity” of his ideas. Aiming to fill this lacuna and unsettle established readings, this article explores Rizal’s decisive shift from Voltairean liberalism in favor of Rousseau’s vision of a cohesive civic body constituted through the social contract. It contends that the social contract theory and its associated concept of the “general will” could serve as bases for resolving the problem of fractiousness and excessive individualism Rizal observed among young expatriate Filipinos, a problem he became increasingly concerned with and nuanced his commitment to the campaign for liberal reforms. Putting on hold the obsession with a unified Rizal, this article asserts that invoking Rousseau’s vision crystallizes the meaning of La Liga Filipina—its place in the trajectory of Rizal’s thoughts and the educative role it was meant to play in relation to the Filipino nation as an ethical project. Finally, the article elaborates on this role, critically exploring its significance and implications for civic education using key sociological concepts and insights from the anthropology and sociology of education, as well as studies on the effectiveness of service-learning programs in promoting civic engagement and participation among young people. A critical elaboration on the pedagogy suggested by La Liga calls attention to how citizenship education might be situated in quotidian processes and spaces, how it is implicated in systems of inequality, and how it could open up new possibilities.

Four Lessons Learned From School Nurses in New Jersey About Building a Culture of Health

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-108
Author(s):  
Robert Atkins
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Stakeholders ◽  
The Social ◽  
Community Residents

Building a Culture of Health will give all members of our society the opportunity to lead healthier lives. To achieve this aim, more stakeholders in the community—residents, elected officials, community-based nonprofits, law enforcement, and schools—need to be engaged in addressing the health challenges in our communities. Moreover, all community stakeholders have to think and act “upstream” by addressing the social determinants of health in their communities. Discussed in this article are some of the lessons that are being learned from the “upstream” actions of school nurses in New Jersey about building a Culture of Health.

Women, Fishermen, and Community-Based Tourism at Djoudj Bird National Park, Senegal: An application of the actor-structure livelihood framework

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aby Sene-Harper ◽  
Lauren N Duffy ◽  
Birame Sarr
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Local Livelihoods ◽  
Development Tool ◽  
Implicit Biases ◽  
Structure Framework ◽  
The Social ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Viable Approach

While Community-based tourism (CBT) has delivered on economic opportunities in some cases, researchers have questioned the viability of its impacts, often citing inequitable distribution of benefits as a critical debilitating factor. CBT is often based on normative principles that assume all actors have equal aspirations, power, voice, and access to resources. Yet, tourism activities are embedded in the same uneven social structures that envelope and define local livelihoods. In this qualitative case study of a fishing community outside of Djoudj National Bird Park in Senegal, we analyze the way a CBT project fits within women’s and fishermen’s livelihood strategies, focusing on the social and cultural norms structuring their participation in tourism. We apply the actor-structure livelihood framework to unveil the interactions between the norms embedded in the community-level social structure (i.e. social and cultural norms) and individuals’ agency as they seek out meaningful livelihood opportunities in CBT. The results of our study show that social norms, implicit biases, and cultural identities associated with women and Black Moorish fishermen, normalize their nonparticipation in certain positions within the CBT project. Through this analysis, we highlight norms shaping other livelihood activities and how they spill into the CBT sphere. We situate our findings within the broader scholarly discussion on CBT as a tool that encourages the equitable distribution of benefits and empowerment of local communities. We also discuss livelihood perspectives, specifically actor-structure framework, as a viable approach to explore failures, challenges, and opportunities of tourism as a community development tool.

scholarly journals Challenges and Opportunities of Community Service-Learning Perspectives from Community Partners Phaedra Hitchings, Chantelle Johnson, and Stan Tu’Inukuafe

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 271-281
Author(s):  
Phaedra Hitchings ◽  
Chantelle Johnson ◽  
Stan Tu’Inukuafe
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Community Service Learning ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Sarah Buhler and Nancy Van Styvendale, two of the co-editors of this special issue, talk to Phaedra Hitchings, Chantelle Johnson, and Stan Tu’Inukuafe, who are three community-based educators and partners of university CSL projects in Saskatoon. The participants introduce and situate their connections to community service-learning and discuss the challenges and opportunities of community service-learning and partnering with universities from their perspectives.

scholarly journals Clinical legal education and disability: accommodation, implementation and assessment in service-learning programs

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Martha E. Simmons ◽  
Marian MacGregor
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Experiential Education ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Social Model Of Disability ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Program Selection ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Disability Accommodation

Experiential education is becoming an increasingly relevant pedagogy in post-secondary and professional education. This paper situates service-learning within the larger context of experiential education. It provides an examination of the social model of disability and its relevance for service-learning programs. Most importantly, it then narrows in on implications of disability on program selection, implementation and assessment. The aim of the paper is to offer practical suggestions to create and maintain universally accessible programs as well as a theoretical framework from which to view these challenges and opportunities.

scholarly journals Challenges and Opportunities in International Service Learning

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Lee ◽  
Devin R. Berg ◽  
Elizabeth Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
International Service Learning ◽  
International Service ◽  
Social Mission ◽  
Early Results ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Organization Analysis ◽  
Service Learning Projects ◽  
Engineers Without Borders

Service learning, and specifically the work of organizations such as Engineers Without Borders USA, have become popular with universities looking to provide their students with applied educational opportunities which blend technical skills with a broader social mission and help the institution demonstrate its global impact. However, questions remain regarding the truly realized outcomes for students, as well as the unintended consequences that may be experienced by the partnering communities. This paper describes early results results from a four-year, mixed-method study which collected data through a combination of interviews and focus groups with members of the Engineers Without Borders USA organization, analysis and coding of completed project documentation, and observations and notes collected during a field visit to a project site. We conclude from our early data that students who are able (given sufficient resources) to fully participate in these type of projects do see positive benefits. However, barriers may prevent all students from having this opportunity. Further, the nature of student service learning projects inherently creates challenges for the communities that partner on these projects. Ongoing revisions to the Engineers Without Borders USA operating procedures may remedy some of the deficiencies, while researchers, participants, and institutions should continue to critically evaluate the impacts and outcomes of their work.

scholarly journals Effectiveness Of Outdoor Learning Optimization Program In Learning Social Studies

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 314
Author(s):  
Sukma Perdana Prasetya ◽  
Nuansa Bayu Segara ◽  
Ali Imron
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Positive Outcome ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
Outdoor Learning ◽  
Teacher Perspective ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Social ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Social Studies Teacher

Outdoor learning is potential to expose social and natural phenomena related to social studies. However, the social studies teachers seldom to practice outdoor learning on certain occasions. This article has two aims. First, interpreting social studies teacher perspective about the simulation of an outdoor learning laboratory. Second, explain the teacher's obstacle if they are practicing outdoor learning in the school. Step of the research consist of 1) in service-learning 1; 2) on the job learning; 3) in service-learning 2. The participants of this study involved 20 secondary high school active teachers of social studies in Surabaya. The data collecting technique used in this study is a questioner to measuring teacher's perspectives about the outdoor learning simulation in Surabaya, Sidoarjo, Mojokerto, Jombang,Tuban. Then, interview guidelines were used to perceive the data about teacher's obstacles to practice outdoor learning programs. The data analysis technique for examined teachers' perspectives is the percentage and discriminant statistics. The result of this study confirms that learning outdoor program offers a positive outcome. That is, 1) integrity while the social studies learning, extending social studies content, and helpful for difficult content; 2, Motivation improvement, attention and provide the student concrete experience; 3) Social studies learning to be fun, effective, and contextual. However, Social studies teachers assume laboratory outdoor activity is not efficient and hard to do, because they need a big fee, lengthy time, and require teachers' field experience for dominating social studies content

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