Service-Learning - Theory and Practice

This book examines key concepts, principles, and applications of the service-learning approach. Service-learning is a community based educational approach to improve a student’s academic, personal, leadership, civic and professional development through civic engagement. Unlike other traditional approaches to education, service-learning students can use their classroom-based knowledge and skills in a real-life context in collaboration with community organizations and residents. This volume explores the theory, research, and practices of how service-learning is understood, implemented, and evaluated in different contexts. It provides essential guidelines to implement and integrate service-learning at educational institutions through extensive discussions on the principles, philosophy challenges, opportunities, and its applications. Key themes include, • Theory of service-learning • Concept of service-learning • Challenges to service-learning • Applications of service-learning • Service-learning as professional development • Service-learning as communication Accessibly written, this book would be interest to faculty, students, community organizations and researchers working in the areas of education, pedagogy, sociology, and social work.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2023
First published:	2024
Authors:	Iqbal Ahmad • Rani Gul
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-249573-6
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-03-249573-1
Barcode:	9781032495736

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