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Practices and Reflections on Pioneer Service Learning in Higher Education of China

Practices and Reflections on Pioneer Service Learning in Higher Education of China

Bo Wu
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781522576693|ISBN10: 152257669X|EISBN13: 9781522576709
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7669-3.ch019
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Wu, Bo. "Practices and Reflections on Pioneer Service Learning in Higher Education of China." Civic Engagement and Politics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 391-411. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7669-3.ch019

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Wu, B. (2019). Practices and Reflections on Pioneer Service Learning in Higher Education of China. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Civic Engagement and Politics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 391-411). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7669-3.ch019

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Wu, Bo. "Practices and Reflections on Pioneer Service Learning in Higher Education of China." In Civic Engagement and Politics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 391-411. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7669-3.ch019

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Abstract

Service learning, as one form of experiential education derived from David Kolb's experiential learning model, integrates service with classroom instruction. It can be applied in primary, secondary and higher education setting. According to its broad definition from National Society of Experiential Education in the United States (1994): service learning is “any carefully monitored service experience in which a student has intentional learning goals and reflects actively on what he or she is learning throughout the experiences”. Under the rapid urbanization and economic development in China, higher education is experiencing great challenges in terms of its mission and pedagogy. I share my pioneer teaching experiences of service learning among undergraduate students at a teaching college in Guangdong, China with insufficient institutional support and community partnership. With the details of my course design, practice, and reflections on students' learning, I conclude that students benefit from service learning in their personal growth, civic learning and academic enhancement.

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