Made in America? Assumptions about Service Learning Pedagogy as Transnational: A Comparison between Ireland and the United States

Autor/inn/en	Iverson, Susan V.; Espenschied-Reilly, Amanda
Titel	Made in America? Assumptions about Service Learning Pedagogy as Transnational: A Comparison between Ireland and the United States
Quelle	In: International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 4 (2010) 2, Artikel 15 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1931-4744
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Service Learning; Teaching Methods; Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Differences; Qualitative Research; Social Influences; Barriers; History; Economic Factors; Political Issues; Citizenship Education; Higher Education; School Personnel; College Faculty; Semi Structured Interviews; Ireland; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Service-Learning; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Kultureller Unterschied; Qualitative Forschung; Sozialer Einfluss; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Ökonomischer Faktor; Politischer Faktor; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Schulpersonal; Fakultät; Irland; Großbritannien
Abstract	Using exploratory, qualitative interviews, the authors studied conceptions of academic service-learning in the United States and the Republic of Ireland in order to elucidate the ways in which culture and social context shaped practitioners' perceptions and practices regarding service-learning pedagogy. Participants articulated a shared understanding of service-learning, identified similar barriers to utilizing service-learning and institutionalizing its practice, and discussed tensions surrounding the purpose of service-learning. However, Irish participants distanced their practice from the historical and cultural context of U.S. service-learning, demonstrating the process of localization. We conclude that the overarching tenets of service-learning may be transferable but the social, cultural, economic, historical, and political conditions of individual countries define how these are to be achieved. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Centers for Teaching & Technology at Georgia Southern University. IJ-SoTL, Georgia Southern University, Henderson Library 1301, Statesboro, GA 30460. e-mail: sotlij@georgiasouthern.edu; Web site: http://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01