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Abstract
Service-Learning stands out as a teaching approach that connects theory and practice by giving students the opportunity both to participate in a service that meets community needs and to reflect on the experience in class in order to gain a deeper understanding of the course content and an enhanced sense of civic engagement. The advantages of Service-Learning for inclusive education have recently been underpinned by studies, in which pre-service teachers are exposed to diverse population groups in schools or communities. Our study explores how Service-Learning is applied in teacher education in Austria. It is based on a series of semi-structured interviews with 13 teacher educators who apply this form of teaching in cooperative projects with schools. Our findings suggest that teacher educators distinguish between five orientations in Service-Learning (connecting theory and practice, engagement, community needs, job-related skills, learning outside the classroom), take on distinct expert and support roles, and see multiple benefits in Service-Learning. Our study underlines the importance of Service-Learning for inclusive education and the value of preparing pre-service teachers for dealing with diverse groups of pupils by allowing them to experience the real-world problems that confront schools.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1118-1132 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | International Journal of Inclusive Education |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 10 |
Early online date | 8 Feb 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 503006 Educational research
Keywords
- Service-Learning
- diversity
- inclusive education
- teacher education
- teacher educator attitudes
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Promoting social responsability of students by embedding service learning within HEIs curricula
Schrittesser, I., Resch, K., Knapp, M. & Hoyer-Neuhold, A.
1/09/18 → 31/08/21
Project: Educational funding