ERIC Number: EJ1265094
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 11
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ISSN: EISSN-1934-5283
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Building Community One Structure at a Time: A Partnership between Social Work and Landscape Architecture Students
Cistrunk, Kenya M.; Tofte, Elizabeth P.; Rogers, Juriel A.
Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, v11 n1 p53-63 2019
Experiential learning is invaluable when promoting interdisciplinary approaches to teaching complex issues. This article reports on a five-week collaboration between undergraduate students in social work and landscape architecture courses, project impetus being a common-reading text. Students (n=54) constructed three-dimensional models of children's playgrounds and prepared academic posters describing restorative interventions based on their service-learning experiences with community partners. Projects were displayed at university-sponsored workshops. Participation in common reading programs has promising implications for interdisciplinary collaboration.
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Social Work, Horticulture, Design, Architectural Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Experiential Learning, Undergraduate Students, Models, Playgrounds, Service Learning, School Community Relationship, Reading Programs, Rural Areas, Teamwork, Physical Environment, Foster Care, Youth Agencies, Child Welfare
Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education. Tirey Hall Room 132 A, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809. Web site: https://discovery.indstate.edu/jcehe/index.php/joce/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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