Picturing Service-Learning: Defining the Field, Setting Expectations, Shaping Learning

Autor/inn/en	Donahue, David M.; Fenner, Derek; Mitchell, Tania D.
Titel	Picturing Service-Learning: Defining the Field, Setting Expectations, Shaping Learning
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 19 (2015) 4, S.19-37 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-6102
Schlagwörter	Service Learning; Content Analysis; Audience Analysis; Higher Education; College Students; Student Attitudes; Photography; Learning Activities; Gardening; Tutoring; Group Dynamics; Power Structure; Definitions; Racial Bias; Racial Differences; Universities; Web Sites; Communication (Thought Transfer); Imagery; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Service-Learning; Inhaltsanalyse; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Fotografie; Lernaktivität; Gartenarbeit; Förderkonzept; Nachhilfeunterricht; Gruppendynamik; Begriffsbestimmung; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Rassenunterschied; University; Universität; Web-Design; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Metaphorik; Kalifornien
Abstract	This study used content analysis and audiencing to understand how service-learning is presented visually by institutions of higher education and interpreted by college students. Data included 834 photographs from the service-learning web pages of 63 four-year institutions in California. The majority showed a narrow range of direct service including engaging with young people in out-of-classroom activities, tending gardens, tutoring, and working at a building site. Looking at a selection of these photos, a sample of 14 college students questioned definitions and power dynamics of service and noted a pattern of those serving being White and those served being people of color. Images were perceived differently by viewers depending on their backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. If service-learning is to draw on the talents of students from diverse backgrounds and develop the knowledge, skills, and commitment to engage with society's complex problems, then the visual representation of service should reflect those aims. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, University of Georgia and the Institute of Higher Education. Treanor House, 1234 South Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30602. Tel: 706-542-6167; Fax: 706-542-6124; e-mail: jheoe@uga.edu; Web site: http://www.jheoe.uga.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01