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What is Social Service Emphasis

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Handbook of Research on Effective Communication in Culturally Diverse Classrooms
Way of implementation of the Service Learning methodology, characterized by the involvement of micro and small companies, some of which have not yet started legally their activities, and their for-profit status.
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Service Learning in Higher Education: Results of an Economics and Business School Experience in Chile
Beatriz A. Hasbún (Universidad de Chile, Chile), Verónica Pizarro (Universidad de Chile, Chile), Tomás I. González (Universidad de Chile, Chile), and Oscar Jerez Yañez (Universidad de Chile, Chile)
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9953-3.ch020
Abstract
This chapter presents the experience of the Faculty of Economics and Business of the Universidad de Chile implementing Service Learning as part of Methodology. First, it is described the process of development and then the institutionalization of the methodology and the various emphasis provided by academics. Second, the results of a questionnaire designed to assess motivation, development of generic competencies, social commitment, and students' satisfaction with the methodology are presented.
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