Rural 3.0: A Case Study of University-Community Engagement through Rural Service-Learning in Croatia

Autor/inn/en	Preradovic, Nives Mikelic; Calic, Marijeta; van Overbeeke, Philine S. M.
Titel	Rural 3.0: A Case Study of University-Community Engagement through Rural Service-Learning in Croatia
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 26 (2022) 1, S.117-128 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2164-8212
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Rural Areas; Service Learning; College Students; Barriers; Nongovernmental Organizations; School Community Relationship; Entrepreneurship; Program Effectiveness; Partnerships in Education; Student Attitudes; Croatia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Service-Learning; Collegestudent; Unternehmungsgeist; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Schülerverhalten; Kroatien
Abstract	As part of the project Rural 3.0: Service-Learning for the Rural Development--RURASL (https://rural.ffzg.unizg.hr/), to ascertain the needs and gaps relevant to implementing service-learning in rural Croatia, we surveyed three target groups: university students, rural community organizations, and potential service-learning beneficiaries. We discovered three main challenges: "insufficient human capacities," attributable mostly to "difficulty in obtaining funding," which "hinders development and implementation of new service-learning projects." Croatian local action groups (LAGs) and rural NGOs were found supportive of rural service-learning. The older population recognizes a great opportunity to get support for basic living needs, and the younger population shows a great interest in engaging university students in improving the tourist and cultural sector. Higher education institutions' implementation of innovative service-learning will improve the quality of education for sustainable development and promote university--community partnerships in rural areas. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01