The Systemic Impacts of an Educational Project Conducted by One University in Partnership with Fifteen Organizations

Autor/inn/en	Arantes do Amaral, João Alberto; Frazão, Claudia Henriquez
Titel	The Systemic Impacts of an Educational Project Conducted by One University in Partnership with Fifteen Organizations
Quelle	In: Science Education International, 27 (2016) 3, S.391-418 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1450-104X
Schlagwörter	School Business Relationship; Partnerships in Education; Foreign Countries; Nongovernmental Organizations; Questionnaires; Interviews; Documentation; Observation; Active Learning; Student Projects; Video Technology; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulpartnerschaft; Ausland; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Dokumentation; Beobachtung; Aktives Lernen; Schulprojekt; Brasilien
Abstract	The systemic aspects of educational projects that involved universities, organizations and communities are issues that concern a number of researchers. In this paper, the authors present the processes and findings related to a one-year educational project. The educational project is accomplished through two sequential courses, which are taught by representatives of one university and fifteen organizations--schools, art galleries, foundations, NGOs, hospitals, humanitarian organizations, and corporations--that provide educational opportunities to people from poor communities of São Paulo, Brazil. The seventy-six course members are individuals involved in the social projects accomplished by these organizations. The courses follows a project-based learning educational approach. The research objective is revealing the systemic impacts of this educational project. In this study, the authors follow a systemic action research approach. They develop a qualitative study based on document review, questionnaires, interviews, videos and observations. The main findings are as follows: (1)Coordinated actions between the university and the diverse organizations may create synergies that promote intense knowledge sharing, contributing to the development of the skills in the course participants; (2) The use of project-based learning techniques improves the learning and strengthens the ties between the course participants; and (3) The educational project leads to the empowerment of the course participants, allowing them to promote meaningful actions in their communities. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01