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ERIC Number: EJ1351606
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1534-6102
EISSN: EISSN-2164-8212
Transforming Teaching: Service-Learning's Impact on Faculty
Camus, Rina Marie; Ngai, Grace; Kwan, Kam Por; Chan, Stephen Chi Fai
Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, v26 n2 p47-64 2022
Service-learning has become widespread in universities worldwide, implying an increased number of involved faculty. Many studies document service-learning's impact on students, but only a handful of exploratory studies examine impact on faculty. We offer a focused investigation of positive and negative impacts of service-learning on faculty from an Asian context, based on interviews with 24 faculty members from diverse academic disciplines in a university in Hong Kong. Phenomenological methods are used to summarize the essences of firsthand experiences. Participants' valenced views about service-learning's impact are categorized as dominant positive, mixed, and negative stances. Service-learning contributed to faculty teaching, civic-mindedness, person/values, professional development, and research. Findings suggest that service-learning involvement can benefit more diverse faculty than previously identified. Service-learning is recommended as a strategy for faculty development, and as a means for universities to fulfill their social responsibility and contribute to sustainable development goals outlined by the United Nations.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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