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Online Professional Development in Academic Service-Learning: Promoting Community Engagement in Public Education

Online Professional Development in Academic Service-Learning: Promoting Community Engagement in Public Education

Geraldine E. Stirtz
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 25
ISBN13: 9781522576693|ISBN10: 152257669X|EISBN13: 9781522576709
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7669-3.ch052
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Stirtz, Geraldine E. "Online Professional Development in Academic Service-Learning: Promoting Community Engagement in Public Education." Civic Engagement and Politics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 1042-1066. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7669-3.ch052

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Stirtz, G. E. (2019). Online Professional Development in Academic Service-Learning: Promoting Community Engagement in Public Education. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Civic Engagement and Politics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1042-1066). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7669-3.ch052

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Stirtz, Geraldine E. "Online Professional Development in Academic Service-Learning: Promoting Community Engagement in Public Education." In Civic Engagement and Politics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1042-1066. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7669-3.ch052

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Abstract

The overall purpose of this qualitative study was to describe how a 3 credit hour, web-based, graduate-level course in service-learning pedagogy supports the theory that service-learning as a pedagogy can be taught effectively in an online format. Service-learning integrates community service with academic study to enrich learning, teach civic responsibility and strengthen communities. Content analysis of the selected case studies and evaluation of the student's reflections concludes that the students enrolled in the online class in a Midwest University were, in fact, able to learn this teaching strategy and then effectively implement this strategy with their classroom of students in their local communities. The Literature Review discusses numerous research articles supporting the value of this teaching strategy of collaboration with community partners in citizenship training for youth, children and young adults.

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