Using Service-Learning to Promote Transdisciplinary Collaborations among Undergraduate and Graduate Students

Autor/inn/en	Schuetze, Pamela; Doody, Kathy; Fulcher-Rood, Katrina
Titel	Using Service-Learning to Promote Transdisciplinary Collaborations among Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Learning in Higher Education, 8 (2019), S.9-24 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2150-8240
Schlagwörter	Service Learning; Interdisciplinary Approach; Interprofessional Relationship; Teamwork; Cooperative Learning; Graduate Students; Undergraduate Students; Psychology; Special Education; Speech Language Pathology; Child Care Centers; Residential Institutions; Homeless People; Preschool Children; Poverty; Screening Tests; Program Effectiveness; Public Colleges; Urban Areas; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Service-Learning; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Kooperatives Lernen; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Psychologie; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Wohnumgebung; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Armut; Screening-Verfahren; Urban area; Stadtregion
Abstract	Services to children are often provided through a transdisciplinary model, particularly when students are receiving special education services and supports. Given the individual and diverse needs of these children, professionals often work collaboratively in evaluating students, interpreting results, and making recommendations for appropriate services. Professionals are expected to have prior knowledge regarding the expertise of their trans-disciplinary peers. However, they may have never been presented with this opportunity during their preparation in higher education. Therefore, a project was designed to address this deficiency at two very different locations: a university campus-based child care center, and a residential facility supporting homeless women and young children experiencing poverty. Participants were 109 undergraduate psychology students in an advanced developmental psychology class, 93 exceptional education graduate students, and 24 undergraduate speech/language pathology students. In groups consisting of students from each discipline, students completed developmental screenings on 2-3 children ranging from 1 month to 5 years of age. Results of a pre-posttest evaluation indicated that students were significantly more comfortable working in transdisciplinary collaborative groups and more interested in working in transdisciplinary groups in a future professional capacity after completing this service-learning project. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Missouri Western State University. 4525 Downs Drive, Saint Joseph, Missouri 64507. Tel: 816-261-5993; e-mail: appliedlearning@missouriwestern.edu; Web site: https://www.missouriwestern.edu/appliedlearning/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01