Engaging FCS Partners in an International Service Learning Initiative

Autor/inn/en	Keino, Leah C.; Torrie, Margaret C.; Hausafus, Cheryl O.; Trost, Betty C.
Titel	Engaging FCS Partners in an International Service Learning Initiative
Quelle	In: Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 102 (2010) 1, S.60-62 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1082-1651
Schlagwörter	Citizenship; Service Learning; Foreign Countries; Educational Resources; Access to Education; Partnerships in Education; Technical Assistance; International Programs; Program Descriptions; College School Cooperation; Material Development; Consumer Science; Rwanda; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Staatsbürgerschaft; Service-Learning; Ausland; Bildungsmittel; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Technische Hilfe; Lehrmaterialentwicklung; Ruanda; USA
Abstract	Several definitions of service learning exist. For this initiative, the authors used Torres and Sinton's (2000) definition that students are learning about social issues and applying new knowledge to real problems in their communities. This project entailed a partnership of committed citizens of different groups (middle, secondary, and university level FCS teachers and students and community members) to address a real need in an international context. The initiative was aimed at promoting global citizenship by taking local action on a global issue: orphaned school-aged children's inability to access educational resources in a post-conflict country--Rwanda. This article reports the conceptualization, development, implementation, and sustainability of this service learning project. (Contains 2 figures.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10