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Community-based transformational learning : an Interdisciplinary inquiry into student experiences and challenges / edited by Christian Winterbottom, Jody S. Nicholson and F. Dan Richard

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Understanding Student Experiences of Higher EducationPublisher: London [England] : Bloomsbury, 2020Edition: First editionDescription: 1 Online-Ressource (272 pages)ISBN:
  • 9781350095847
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9781350095823. | 9781350095816. | 1350095818. | Erscheint auch als: 1 Druck-AusgabeDDC classification:
  • 370.115 23
LOC classification:
  • LC1100
DOI: DOI: 10.5040/9781350095847Online resources: Additional physical formats: Also published in print
Contents:
Summary: "Rooted in the work of community - school collaborations, this text focuses on connecting the rigors of the classroom with the ambiguity of lived community experience. Community-Based Transformational Learning (CBTL) draws on the increasing evidence that course-learning conducted in an applied, community setting, can positively transform students' professional and personal identity and creates new ways of thinking and working in university courses and pre-professional experiences. To illustrate the different ways to successfully implement community-based learning, examples are provided of experiences integrated in courses across multiple disciplines across an American university whose mission is focused on teaching. Topics covered include refugee and immigration transition issues, incarceration and health needs with international examples of community experiences from Jamaica, Korea and Belize. Qualitative and quantitative data depict how these experiences impact students and each chapter presents how community engagement has been established as an effective approach in the different disciplines, including computer science and sports management. The authors demonstrate how CBTL experiences can be transformative when students are provided a chance to connect the academic commitment to community aims, but also provides suggestions for overcoming challenges and pit-falls in developing these experiences."--PPN: PPN: 1831431556Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-BECS
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