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Publication Date: 2021
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Conversations for Change: The Impact of Service-Learning Dialogues with Incarcerated Men on Social Work Students
Eaton-Stull, Yvonne; Kocherza, Kathleen; Edwards, Kerry
Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, v13 n1 p18-26 2021
This article explores a course-linked service-learning project that facilitated social-problem focused dialogues between students and men who were incarcerated in a prison. Student reflections were life-changing; listening with both their hearts and minds enhanced student learning, increasing empathy, fueling a sense of advocacy, and fostering a plan for action and change. Conversing with the men challenged old assumptions and invited students to solidify goals and infuse their career paths with civic values and social justice concerns.
Descriptors: College Students, Social Work, Service Learning, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Males, Empathy, Advocacy, Social Justice, Partnerships in Education, Reflection, Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Recidivism, Student Attitudes, Attitude Change
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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