ERIC Number: EJ1365653
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Mar
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1746-1979
EISSN: EISSN-1746-1987
Service-Learning Effects on Student Civic Engagement and Community -- A Case Study from India
Zahedi, Siamack; Jaffer, Rhea; Bryant, Camille L.; Bada, Kala
Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, v18 n1 p3-21 Mar 2023
The development of student civic engagement has featured in Indian educational policies for decades as a critical goal of schooling. However, the narrowness of the prescribed K-12 curricula, and the intense focus on competitive exams, do not support such an outcome. To overcome this problem, ABC School in India decided to pilot service-learning in its middle-school classroom. The idea was to assess the effects of such a program on students and the community's welfare. Analysis of data from surveys, focus groups, and interviews showed that the service-learning project might have supported increased civic engagement in some students while also enhancing the welfare of the community served. No prior peer-reviewed empirical studies have been published on the nature and effects of service-learning at schools in India.
Descriptors: Service Learning, Citizen Participation, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Curriculum Design, Middle Schools, Community Benefits, Outcomes of Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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