Service-Learning Pedagogy: Benefits Of A Learning Community Approach

Collaborative Structures in a Graduate Program

“…The increased attention to service learning has been supported in the literature, further strengthening its value in higher education as a respectable mode of pre‐work experience. Research supports the effectiveness of service learning as a pedagogical approach to enable greater understanding of the course material through authentic problem solving and engaged activity in the community (Flinders ; Sabo et al. ).…”

“…). Such learning experiences provide avenues for students to be immersed in situations that require complex decision‐making skills, which can be generalized into their lives as productive individuals, thereby increasing employability (Flinders ; Levkoe, Brail, and Daniere ).…”

“…The increased attention to service learning has been supported in the literature, further strengthening its value in higher education as a respectable mode of pre-work experience. Research supports the effectiveness of service learning as a pedagogical approach to enable greater understanding of the course material through authentic problem solving and engaged activity in the community (Flinders 2013;Sabo et al 2015). Such learning experiences provide avenues for students to be immersed in situations that require complex decision-making skills, which can be generalized into their lives as productive individuals, thereby increasing employability (Flinders 2013;Levkoe, Brail, and Daniere 2014).…”

The Development of a High‐Impact Structure: Collaboration in a Service‐Learning Program

“…Student teams conclude their experience with an on‐campus “wrap up” day, during which they discuss strategies for program improvement for future offerings (taught by incoming classes) and reflect on what they have learned. Students report perceptions of significant impacts in the areas of professional development and personal satisfaction, due to the embedded learning‐community approach of their service‐learning experience (Flinders ).…”

Socially Conscious Ventures and Experiential Learning: Perceptions of Student Engagement

“…In service-learning projects, students, under faculty guidance, design and carry out community-based service projects and reflect upon them in light of their experiences and business education [17]. The purported benefits of such educational approaches are numerous and include greater ethical awareness on the part of students and faculty, stronger college-community relations, and hands-on experience for students, as in traditional experiential learning [18].…”