Changes in Volunteerism Perception: Results from an International Service Learning Case Study

Autor/inn/en	Wilson, Rachelle; Látková, Pavlína; Yoshino, Aiko; Sheffield, Emilyn
Titel	Changes in Volunteerism Perception: Results from an International Service Learning Case Study
Quelle	In: Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 37 (2022) 3, S.123-133 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1937-156X
DOI	10.1080/1937156X.2020.1718038
Schlagwörter	Service Learning; Cultural Awareness; Student Volunteers; Student Attitudes; College Students; Foreign Countries; Student Motivation; Study Abroad; Student Experience; Social Responsibility; International Programs; Travel; Global Approach; California (San Francisco); Costa Rica + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Service-Learning; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Ausland; Schulische Motivation; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Studienerfahrung; Soziale Verantwortung; Travelling; Reisen; Reise; Globales Denken
Abstract	Background: Engagement in volunteer activities is an experience that many students may not prioritize due to lack of time and interest. Purpose: This research examines the use of International Service Learning (ISL) as a potential platform to positively change student perceptions of volunteerism. Methodology/Approach: Multiple methods (interviews, journals, observations) were used to measure ISL impacts on 13 San Francisco State University students who participated in an ISL experience in Costa Rica in Spring 2017. Data were analyzed based on five processes of transformational learning, as outlined by Naude. Findings/Conclusions: The results show that a change in volunteer perspective was evident in students as a result of the ISL experience. Students' motivation evolved from desirability to travel abroad to an apparent sense of stewardship and desire to give back. Implications: Participating in ISL programs can have a profound impact on students. Including international travel components may be a useful tool to entice the millennial student to participate in SL programs. Participants' regular reflective activities are proven to be crucial to the process of enhancing ISL. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01