ERIC Number: EJ1358594
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 24
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Social Justice Education in an International and Interdisciplinary Service-Learning Experience
Raymond, Kate M.; Beach, Sally Ann; Kershen, Julianna Lopez
Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, v15 p3-26 Sum 2022
International service-learning provides opportunities to explore concepts of social justice with students. In this study, we describe the structure of a summer international, interdisciplinary service-learning experience for undergraduate and graduate students. We describe the ways in which these students engaged in social justice education and the experiences which the participants felt were most meaningful. Finally, we examine how experiences influenced four undergraduate students' beliefs and understandings of social justice. The participants reported increases in the five components of social justice education identified by Hackman (2005): multicultural group dynamics, their ability to engage in personal reflection, their content understanding, their ability to enact social change, and their ability to engage in critical analysis. Through their experiences, participants shifted their concept of social justice towards a more process focused conception (Rawls, 1985).
Descriptors: Social Justice, Service Learning, Summer Programs, Interdisciplinary Approach, Undergraduate Students, Cultural Pluralism, Group Dynamics, Social Change, Experiential Learning, Graduate Students, Case Studies, Study Abroad, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Uganda; Indiana
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