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David Kongpiwatana Narong; Philip Hallinger – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2024
Service learning has evolved into one of the prominent experiential learning pedagogies used in engineering. Nonetheless, educators lack a comprehensive review that encompasses the full literature in engineering education. This review analysed 837 Scopus-indexed documents published between 1995 and 2023. Descriptive analysis revealed a steadily…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Educational History, Educational Trends, Educational Research
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Chun, Eul Jung; Hertzog, Nancy B.; Gaffney, Janet S.; Dymond, Stacy K. – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2012
The researchers described in this case study how Service Learning was incorporated within the context of an early childhood program where the teachers used the Project Approach. The Service Learning project was embedded in an investigation about water and was designed to help tsunami victims in Asia. Participants included two teachers and 12…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Service Learning, Investigations
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Brundiers, Katja; Wiek, Arnim; Redman, Charles L. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2010
Purpose--Academic sustainability programs aim to develop key competencies in sustainability, including problem-solving skills and the ability to collaborate successfully with experts and stakeholders. These key competencies may be most fully developed in new teaching and learning situations. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the kind of, and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Introductory Courses, Problem Based Learning, Service Learning
Elmer, Denise – 2002
The prominence of experiential learning or service learning continues to grow in higher education. A 1999-2000 survey found that of 324 universities and colleges across the United States, 82% offer over 7,000 undergraduate level courses and over 700 graduate level courses in experiential or service learning. This paper considers the role of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Case Studies, Cognitive Style, Educational Research
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Cohen, Jeremy; Kinsey, Dennis F. – Journalism Educator, 1994
Discusses service learning (learning that combines public service with related academic work) and service learning projects in an undergraduate course on mass communication and society. Finds that it is an effective means of teaching that increases student understanding of complex material. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Research, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness