Service-learning Approach Research Articles

From Global to Local: Service-Learning in a Comparative Politics Course

Students enrolled in introductory general education courses in Political Science are often uninterested in and unfamiliar with the subject matter and do not see its relevance to their lives. Hoping to overcome these obstacles, I implemented service-learning into my introductory Comparative Politics course. In order to do this, I partnered with local nonprofits and government agencies working on topics relevant to the course content. Students then selected one of these partners to work with throughout the semester. The goal was for them to not only see how the course subject matter might apply in their own lives but specifically how the global issues we learn about in our course apply in our local area. Students were surveyed at the beginning and end of the semester and wrote multiple reflection papers regarding their experiences. They generally reported high levels of satisfaction with the service-learning approach as well as understanding of the importance of civic and community engagement.

Pengaruh Teknologi terhadap Minat Baca pada Anak-anak di Desa Citasuk

Education is a deliberate effort to pass on cultural heritage from one generation to the next. It aims to shape the younger generation to be role models for the previous one. The Community Service method, through a Service Learning (SL) approach, involves applying acquired knowledge to assist the community through direct interaction and providing solutions to their problems. The KKM Group 31 students in Desa Citasuk offer a solution to enhance reading literacy among young children in the area by setting up a Reading Corner. This initiative aims to encourage children to develop a love for reading by providing a variety of books and resources. Reading literacy is crucial for young children in their growth and development. Therefore, community service activities like this KKM project enable students to impart knowledge beyond the classroom while gaining practical experience outside of it. Additionally, the Reading Corner motivates children and boosts their literacy skills.

Understanding the social variations of nursing students’service-learning and its effect on development of vocational and social responsibility

Abstract Aim: The study carried on to define the effectiveness of the service-learning approach was realised with 2nd year nursing students of the faculty of health sciences of a state university operating in Turkey during the fall semester of the 2022-2023 academic year (14 weeks). Method: In this study in which a qualitative and quantitative combined method was adopted, 132 students made the sample group of the quantitative research (experimental and control group). For this purpose, “Personal and Social Responsibility Questionnaire and Service-Learning Scale”, validity and reliability of which was proved, was used. In the quantitative research it was aimed to find out if there was a significant difference between the pre and post-test performances of the students participating in the service-learning activities and to compare the results with the students who did not participate in the service-learning activities and to see if the service-learning activities had any contribution to social responsibility skills of the students. The qualitative part of the research was realised with 10 participants who participated in the whole process of the study and a semi-structured questionnaire was used. In the qualitative part of the study, it was aimed to gain profound knowledge through the experiences that participants gained during the service-learning process. Results: The results of the research indicate that the service-learning approach contributed positively to the development of participants' insights into the importance of community work, helped them understand social diversity, helped the development of their social skills and increased sense of responsibility. Conclusion: Service-learning positively affected students’ knowledge of vocational and social responsibility and their self-assessment of knowledge-skill-attitudes. It is recommended that the service-learning approach be used to teach nursing vocational and social responsibility.

Assistance in Designing Elementary School Learning By Integrating Literacy And Numeracy

In the era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, the learning process must develop students' literacy and numeracy skills. Teachers need to design learning activities that integrate literacy and numeracy. Training and mentoring for teachers are required to understand the context of literacy and numeracy and how to create learning that incorporates literacy and numeracy. The problems experienced by these partners were used as the basis for the team to provide training and assistance to MINU KH Mukmin Sidoarjo teachers in the form of community service activities. This community assistance uses the Service Learning approach to enhance teachers' capacity in designing learning by integrating literacy and numeracy. The teacher's learning design is then implemented and evaluated. Based on the results of design analysis and observation of learning in the classroom, it can be concluded that teachers have been able to analyze and design learning by integrating literacy and numeracy

A comparative study of virtual and insite engineering service-learning implementations

The Smile project is an engineering service-learning initiative carried out through collaboration between Chouaib Doukkali University in Morocco and Pusan National University in South Korea. Since 2016, this project has been conducted annually for engineering students from both universities. Participants are selected through an oral interview, ensuring representation from different majors, years, and genders. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the project transitioned to an online mode starting from 2020. The objective of this article is to investigate the impact of the service-learning approach on learning and its potential for enhancing engineering education. This study aims to compare the face-to-face and online implementations of the Smile project as examples of this educational approach. The analysis demonstrates a strong positive effect of engineering service-learning as a learning approach, leading to the improvement of engineering students' skills and competencies. Notably, there is minimal difference between the two implementation modes of this learning approach.

Peran Kepemimpinan Dalam Meningkatkan Kualitas Manajemen Bisnis Sekolah Di SMAN 2 Mandailing Natal

The Service Learning approach has been adopted as a method to improve the quality of school business management at SMAN 2 Mandailing Natal. Through Service Learning, steps to identify community needs, project planning, implementation, evaluation and reflective learning have been carried out. With effective collaboration between school stakeholders and the local community, Service Learning projects succeed in providing real benefits to the surrounding community and strengthen students' skills and understanding of business management. As a result, SMAN 2 Mandailing Natal has been able to integrate business management principles into its school operations, including resource management, marketing and business strategy development. Thus, the Service Learning approach has brought positive changes in improving the quality of school business management, while producing a significant impact on local communities and student learning. This means that this article emphasizes that the role of leadership in encouraging Service Learning has been the key to success in developing quality and sustainable school business management.

STUDENT PERSPECTIVE IN ExCoS APPROACH IN ELECTRONIC COURSE IN UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA (UTeM)

For students studying electronic engineering, having a firm grasp of the foundations of electronic circuits is essential. This prowess includes both academic and practical components, preparing students for more challenging courses by helping them become resilient. Additionally, having a solid understanding of the fundamentals of electronic circuits equips students to apply their learning in courses that include design components, such as Integrated Design Projects (IDP) and Final Year Projects (PSM). Based on these issues, the Experiential with Cooperative and Service Learning (ExCoS) approach has been designed and implemented in Fundamental Electronic courses in semester 1 2023/2024 at Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektronik & Kejuruteraan Komputer (FKEKK), UTeM. The ExCoS approach integrates experiential, cooperative, and service-learning theory in this course. As a result of this approach, the achievement percentage of Learning Outcome 1 (LO1) in Fundamental Electronics increased from 83% to 93%. Moreover, this method has nurtured students who are more confident, skilled, and critical thikers attributes that contribute to their future success in the professional realm. According to students’s feedback the ExCoS approach enhances student understanding of basic electronic circuit and boost their communication confidence. Besides, participant from SMK Durian Tunggal have benefited from the service-learning program embedded in this approach. Through this program, students have improved their understanding of fundamental circuit concepts and have been successful in rekindling the students' enthusiasm in the science and technology sector, which has recently received less attention.

Education Program for Strengthening Literacy-Numeracy through 10 in 1 Box Media in Elementary School

Education is the provision of knowledge of a particular subject to increase understanding. Numeracy literacy consists of three aspects, namely, counting, numeracy relations, and arithmetic operations. Indonesian students have a low sbility in numeracy literacy. The aim of this community service activity is to analyze the effectiveness of the results of an educational program using 10 in 1 box media with local content to strengthen literacy and numeracy in elementary school students. The service method used is the service learning (SL) approach. The results of the service activities stated that there were differences in literacy learning outcomes before and after the treatment, the average literacy results after the treatment were higher than before the treatment. Sig value. (2-tailed) 0.000 < 0.05, so it can be said that there is a significant difference between before being treated (pretest) and after being treated (posttest). The average n-gain score is 0.7818 > 0.7, meaning the category obtained is a high level of effectiveness. Meanwhile, for the n-gain percentage, the value obtained was 78.18%, so it can be interpreted that the 10 in 1 box educational media for protection culture is effective for enforcement numeracy literacy skills of elementary school student.

Community Partnership Strategies to Facilitate Service-Learning Opportunities in PETE K–12 Schools

University and local K-12 school partnerships are essential for physical education teacher education (PETE) programs, as they provide valuable avenues for practicum and student teaching experiences. In addition, practicums within K-12 schools provide valuable opportunities for PETE students to develop physical activity leadership skills. Thus, it is essential to create sustainable and mutually beneficial university and school partnerships. One way to do so is through service-learning, which focuses on equal partnerships between K-12 schools, the university, and other parties involved (e.g., university students, community members). However, it can be challenging to develop meaningful field and service-learning experiences for pre-service teachers (PST) due to a myriad of reasons (e.g., location, resources). This article discusses strategies for community, K-12 school, and university partnerships using a service-learning approach. Recommendations for developing sustainable partnerships are also provided.

Integrating academic service learning into higher education business curriculum

This paper discusses an Academic Service Learning (ASL) approach as a teaching method to combine meaningful service to the community and core academic requirements for learning accounting. The Academic Service-Learning approach offers an opportunity for the students to enhance what they are learning in the classroom and combine it with the benefit of providing a service to the community. This study shows how service learning offers a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between academic accounting core curriculum requirements and the need of society to have individuals willing to give their time and effort to benefit others in need. This article aims to understand the benefits of High-Impact practices (HIPs) for students in the classroom, particularly, using Academic Service-Learning as a pedagogical tool. The goal is to understand the benefits of using a Service-Learning approach to teach accounting. As part of the course learning requirement, students engaged in a project whereby a not-for-profit organization's income statement was forecasted and evaluated using a vertical analysis. A post-survey was administered, which focused on how the Service-Learning project helped the students connect what they were learning in class with the actual accounting practice meaningfully.

Peningkatan Kesadaran Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat di Pondok Pesantren Abnaul Amir Kabupaten Gowa

Islamic boarding schools, as Islamic educational institutions in Indonesia, are important in supporting health programs, especially in promoting health and cleanliness in everyday life. This service aims to increase the knowledge and awareness of Islamic boarding school students about PHBS. The service uses the SL (Service Learning) approach through counseling on Clean and Healthy Living Behavior at the Abnaul Amir Islamic boarding school, Kab. Gowa. The results of this service activity show a positive response from Islamic boarding school students, as seen from their activeness during counseling and increased understanding regarding PHBS after the counseling. Abnaul Amir Islamic boarding school students have a good understanding of PHBS, so they are expected to be able to keep themselves and their environment clean and healthy independently.

An experiential service-learning project on oral health examination and education

BackgroundIt has been demonstrated that experiential service-learning is effective in fields including public health and medicine. Preventive Dentistry is a practical course, and Oral Health Examination and Education is a topic that is suitable for teaching with experiential service-learning. This study describes an example of experiential service-learning in Preventive Dentistry named “Oral Health Examination and Education Project” and also evaluates its effectiveness among dental students.MethodsA total of 108 dental students in their fourth year participated in this project in 2022. The project was composed of six sections: theoretical teaching, field investigation, data collection and analysis, investigation report writing and creating oral health education materials, oral health education and students’ evaluation of the project.ResultsDuring this project, students learned how to perform surveys related to oral health, wrote an investigation report, created oral health education materials, and provided oral health education for children. Students were demonstrated an improvement in their academic performance for theoretical knowledge related to Oral Health Examination and Education in comparison with the students in the previous year. Over 90% of students expressed their preference for the learning method of experiential service and believed that it helped them to better understand the course material. They also recommended this teaching method for future classes.ConclusionsThis study indicated that an experiential service-learning approach within this scope was highly beneficial to students because it provided them with the opportunity to understand the practical application of their coursework and obtain valuable experience in the field. This research suggests that oral epidemiology instructors in dental and oral public health programs should pay more attention to incorporate similar experiential projects into their curriculum with the aim of better preparing students for careers in oral public health.

Financial Accounting and Management Accounting Training for MSMEs at the Annisa Bandung Cooperative

One of the internal problems faced by MSMEs is that the transaction records is still extremely simple, and many have not even done that yet. 85.19% of MSMEs in the Annisa Bandung Cooperative do not carry out accounting records in an orderly manner. However, it is important for MSMEs to carry out the accounting recording process to support the fluidity of their business activities. For this reason, it is important to hold training, that aim to provide knowledge and understanding of financial and management accounting so that MSME practitioners be able to apply it to their business activities. The methodology used in community service activities in the form of training is a service learning approach. Meanwhile, the implementation method is preparation, implementation and evaluation. The results of the training activities, namely that the level of knowledge of participants increased by 34% and the level of understanding increased by 44.44%, were said to be successful because this value reached more than 25%. Participants will apply the accounting records that are trained in their business activities as follows: (1) cash flow as much as 48.16%, (2) cash flows, profit and loss statements and inventory books as much as 44.44% and (3) inventory books as much as 7.4%.

Service Learning in Russia: Scoping Review

Over the past few years, the Service Learning approach has been increasingly introduced into the practice of Russian higher education institutions. Thereby researchers begin to take an active interest in this topic, and number of publications on service learning in the Russian context is growing. We are witnessing the emergence of a new area of educational research in our country. Under these circumstances, it is necessary to evaluate the successes in scientific knowledge, identify the existing gaps, and develop a programme for further research on service learning in our country. This circumstance determined the author’s interest in this topic and the choice of methodology in favour of a systematic review of the subject field. As a result, the author was able to identify an array of relevant publications, reconstruct the subject field, and identify seven main themes that have been covered to varying degrees in the literature: 1) specificity of the approach; 2) civicism formation; 3) application of reflective practices; 4) use of an evidence-based approach; 5) conceptualization; 6) external partners; and 7) the role of the teacher. The content analysis of the materials made it possible to identify the main characteristics of the publication array, identify lacunas and propose a programme of further research.

Pendampingan Progam Penyusunan Artikel Ilmiah bagi Siswa MA Unggulan K.H. Abd. Wahab Hasbulloh Bahrul Ulum Tambakberas Jombang melalui Strategi Service-Learning

The writing ability of Indonesian students is generally low. It was marked by the lack of young writers in Indonesia who are able to produce scientific papers. Madrasah Aliyah Featured K.H. Abd. Wahab Hasbulloh (MAUWH) Bahrul Ulum Tambakberas Jombang is one of the boarding school-based formal education institutions that are committed to printing students to have the ability to write scientific articles. With a service-learning approach, community mentoring activities in MAUWH aims to (1) develop a program of writing scientific articles in the assisted community environment; and (2) improving the ability of assisted participants in preparing scientific articles. This community assistance activity is carried out through three stages, namely pre-implementation, implementation and post-implementation. Through the involvement of internal and external stakeholders, this community assistance activity succeeded in developing a scientific article writing program at MAUWH. It was marked by the drafting of the guidebook for writing scientific articles, the publication of the Journal El-Hijaz with the OJS (Open Journal System) System, and the output of scientific research in the form of journal articles.

The Impact of Service-Learning on English Education. A Socio-Cultural Project as an Attempt to Increase Cultural Awareness

There is a constantly growing need for implementing new pedagogical approaches to the classroom environment. Approaches aiming at the collaboration of students, teachers, and the community are desired as they create a perfect area for the teaching process and acquiring new knowledge within the specific subject field. The Service-Learning (SL) approach focuses on addressing students’ needs efficiently and effectively, ensuring active student involvement in all stages of the lesson unit, and intentionally linking to a learning context. The aim of the paper is to answer the question about the added value of SL for university students in the process of integrating theoretical knowledge and its practical application. The article presents the benefits and drawbacks of incorporating SL into the curriculum of English lessons. The collected results prove that a SL approach and the knowledge of how to apply it in the academic process remain vital and constitute a significantly useful element in increasing cultural awareness of students and the training of future English teachers.

An intergenerational service-learning approach to improve hand function in older adults

ABSTRACT Homebound older adults are at greater risk for functional impairments, social isolation, and loss of independence. Adequate hand function is needed to perform many daily activities, yet is understudied, particularly in the homebound population. The purpose of this study was to pilot test an intergenerational program in which pre-health college students were trained to deliver hand exercises to homebound older adults receiving Meals on Wheels (MOW) services. Eight MOW clients (mean age: 80.1 ± 12.9y) and 17 students completed the program. Students visited clients 2×/week for 6 weeks and engaged in hand exercises and meaningful conversations. Measures of hand strength, dexterity, self-reported function, self-efficacy, depression, and social isolation were taken before and after the program. Clients and students also completed a post-program experience survey. Significant improvements in pinch strength were observed, and 75% of clients reported better upper limb mobility after training. Survey feedback was positive with clients saying they enjoyed interacting with college students, while students praised the hands-on nature of the program and engagement with older adults. Results from this pilot study demonstrate an intergenerational approach to deliver hand training is feasible and underscores the value of using such models to increase access to care for homebound older adults.

HIGHER EDUCATION ROLES TO SUPPORT CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION

Climate change has become an issue that affect every aspect of our lives, including in food security and economic matters. Climate change mitigation plays a key role to prevent the worst impact of climate change. Higher education can take a role on university-based mitigation action in reducing local emission by promoting service-learning approaches that include climate change mitigation. This paper aims to explore the role of higher education to support climate change mitigation to achieve tangible local benefits in facing climate change. This research uses a systematic literature review method related to climate change mitigation in higher education. This paper illustrating the role of higher education to support climate change mitigation by using service-learning approach and creating climate change governance networks. Higher Education Institution as an organization with significant impact toward local community can act as catalyst for sustainable development system. Higher education institution needs to regulate and renew energy systems and reorganize transportation system in order to reduce CO2 emissions and communicate message to higher education community to support climate change mitigation actions in personal level.

Women and Digital Literacy at the Grassroots Level

Digital activities dominate the acquisition, dissemination, and reproduction of information, causing the rise of hoax information due to the lack of digital literacy and wise use of the internet. One of the steps is through Digital Literacy, one of which is on PKK cadres. They have an important role in the family and community as influential agents to spread digital literacy in the family and surrounding community. Through a service learning approach, with five stages of social planning, namely problem identification, goal setting, program planning, program implementation and program evaluation. The results of assistance through UNS cooperation in collaboration with SEAN International Deakin University Australia to PKK cadres in Pucangan Kartasura village, Sukoharjo, Central Java. The results of this community partnership program show a significant positive impact on the PKK mothers' knowledge and skills in managing information from digital sources. Improved digital literacy skills encourage mothers to become digital literacy advocates in their families and communities and become an important step in combating the spread of hoax information at the grassroots level.

Kolaborasi Berbasis IPTEK untuk Pembangunan Masyarakat Desa Godog Kecamatan Karangpawitan Kabupaten Garut

The 2023 LP3I Polytechnic Community Service activities carried out by Field Supervisors and students were held in Godog Village, Karangpawitan District, Garut Regency from 15 July - to 19 August 2023. Some of the problems that exist in Godog Village as a result of observations with local community leaders are: interaction between residents in the housing circle has not been well created, Godog Village residents are not aware of the importance of digitalization, and students in the Karangpawitan area still consider it not important to continue their education. Researchers used the Service Learning (SL) approach. SL is intended to integrate learning into community service activities. This service program aims to have a beneficial impact on the development of the area where it is implemented.