Abstract
Service learning is a community engagement pedagogy in which students take part in a wide range of experiences that benefit others, while also advancing the goals of the classroom curriculum and enhancing student growth. Effective service learning should be “reciprocal”, meaning both those who provide and receive the service should learn from the experience. Previous research demonstrates that service learning increases undergraduate students’ sense of personal efficacy, awareness of the world, awareness of one’s personal values, and engagement in the classroom experience. Guided by this theory and pedagogical method, the instructor implemented an apparel sustainability service program within an introductory textile science course. Students were provided the opportunity to participate in the Blue Jeans Go Green™ denim drive and given the tools via training to successfully organize and implement the program across campus.
Highlights
Purpose for Identified Audience The purpose of disseminating this information through presentation to other educators is to assist instructors who wish to implement service learning projects within the context of the textile and apparel classroom. New instructors or those updating their course curriculum can benefit from the knowledge of someone who has coordinated and overseen the Blue Jeans Go GreenTM program at two separate universities for a combined total of eight years
Any educator or advisor wishing to participate in a sustainability focused service project, or the Blue Jeans Go GreenTM denim drive will find this information useful
The insulation collected as part of the Blue Jeans Go GreenTM program is donated to Habitat for Humanity
Summary
Purpose for Identified Audience The purpose of disseminating this information through presentation to other educators is to assist instructors who wish to implement service learning projects within the context of the textile and apparel classroom. Any educator or advisor wishing to participate in a sustainability focused service project, or the Blue Jeans Go GreenTM denim drive will find this information useful.
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