Examining the Adult Learning in “Giving Back” Initiatives

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Author(s): Rochell R. McWhorter (The University of Texas at Tyler, USA), Mark Owens (The University of Texas at Tyler, USA), Joanna Neel (The University of Texas at Tyler, USA), Jessica A. Rueter (The University of Texas at Tyler, USA)and Gina M. Doepker (The University of Texas at Tyler, USA)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 28
Source title: Research Anthology on Adult Education and the Development of Lifelong Learners
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8598-6.ch052

Keywords: Adult Learning / Curriculum Development and Instructional Design / Education / Information Science Reference

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Service-learning has been identified as a high-impact, experiential teaching practice by the Association of American Colleges and Universities. This chapter examines how service-learning (SL) initiatives at one public institution of higher education allowed students opportunities to give back to their community while gaining valuable adult learning experiences. Three cases are presented describing how graduate and undergraduate students (N=229) enrolled in one of four courses (Political Science, Special Education, Early Elementary Education, and Business) incorporated a service-learning component for relevant and purposeful adult learning outcomes. Following the presentation of each of these cases of service-learning, a cross-case analysis and key terms and definitions are offered.

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