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Simons, Lori; Fehr, Lawrence; Hogerwerff, Francis; Blank, Nancy; Georganas, Denise; Russell, Brittany – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2011
This preliminary study describes the transformation of students' racial attitudes and multicultural skills. A grounded theory approach was conducted to identify common themes from reflections of 19 students enrolled in a semester-long diversity service-learning course. The results indicate that students reformulate attitudes about racism and…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Student Attitudes, Racial Attitudes, Racial Identification
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Meyers, Steven A. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2009
Service-learning can be used as a teaching tool to promote social justice, and its implementation can encourage both students' personal development and social engagement. In this article, I illustrate how service-learning can help students become more self-aware, appreciative of diversity, and agents of social change. This process involves…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Social Problems, Service Learning, Social Change
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Wright, Ann; Calabrese, Nicki; Henry, Julie – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2009
"Cura personalis" (care of the individual) represents one of the core ideals of all Jesuit colleges and universities. At one urban Jesuit college, faculty members of The School of Education and Human Services and The College of Arts and Sciences initiated a service-learning project in a freshman level pedagogical core course. One goal of the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Urban Schools, Learning Activities, Service Learning