ERIC Number: EJ1343192
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 16
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Dissonance during International Service-Learning: "You Can't Go Back to the Way You Were Before"
Ceo-DiFrancesco, Diane; Dunn, Leah S.; Truitt, Maggie
Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, v14 n1 p57-72 2022
This study investigated pre-occupational therapy students' descriptions of dissonance during a two-week service-learning immersion program in Guatemala. Thirty-one students participated in student-led group reflections during two program iterations. Qualitative analysis of transcripts yielded three themes: context, experience, and outcome. The interconnectedness of all three themes illustrates the interdependence of intense, international service-learning experiences, critical reflection, and transformation. Findings suggest the impact of international service-learning experiences on student development.
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Service Learning, Study Abroad, Occupational Therapy, Allied Health Occupations Education, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Student Experience
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
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Guatemala; United States
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