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Pavelka, Joe; Minions, Carmanah – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2020
Globalization has created a need for culturally aware globally minded students across North America. Study abroad has increasingly become a normalized part of a young person's education however financial and temporal commitments attached to longer study abroad experiences hinder participation for many. In response, the field school model, which…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Experiential Learning, Small Group Instruction, Cultural Awareness
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Payne, Katherina A. – Democracy & Education, 2020
The article adds to a growing conversation that recognizes and supports young children's civic capabilities, positioning them as citizens-now and not simply citizens in the future. They detail how three different classrooms sought to work with children to engage in social action on behalf of their broader community. This response wonders alongside…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Young Children, Democratic Values, Citizenship Responsibility
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Kalles, Susan; Ryan, Thomas G. – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2015
Herein we identify and address promising practices, essential theories, and related cautions within service-learning. The argument that service-learning is an organized community service which is connected to curriculum in an effort to deepen learning around content was scrutinized and endorsed. We envisioned service-learning as more than a joint…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Postsecondary Education, Educational Practices, Educational Theories
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Faircloth, Beverly; He, Ye; Higgins, Heather – Teaching Educational Psychology, 2011
In this study, members (n = 48) of 2 sections of a required educational psychology course conducted 3 service-learning-type field experiences and wrote reflections on the experiences in relationship to the theories and principles addressed in the course. Participants also described their vision for teaching at the beginning and the end of the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Educational Psychology, Field Experience Programs, Service Learning
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Carrington, Suzanne – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2011
This paper discusses Service-learning within an Australian higher education context as pedagogy to teach about inclusive education. Using Deleuze and Guattari's (1987) model of the rhizome, this study conceptualises pre-service teachers' learning experiences as multiple, hydra and continuous. Data from reflection logs of pre-service teachers…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Inclusion, Learning Experience, Service Learning