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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
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Service Learning and Social Action: Feeding Preservice Teachers' Souls
Eidson, Karla W.; Nickson, Lautrice; Hughes, Teresa
Kappa Delta Pi Record, v50 n2 p70-75 2014
Preservice teacher education candidates identified personal and professional benefits of participating in a service-learning project helping a food pantry, culminating in a 48-hour fast. At the end of the project, student reflections revealed that the service-learning component influenced participants' preconceptions about hunger.
Descriptors: Service Learning, Social Action, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Attitudes, Social Attitudes, Food Service, Hunger, Social Cognition, Attitude Change, Poverty, Learning Experience, Reflection, Relevance (Education), Consciousness Raising, Affective Behavior
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Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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