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Publication Date: 2006-Sep
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Rewards and Costs of Faculty Involvement in Intergenerational Service-Learning
Bulot, James J.; Johnson, Christopher J.
Educational Gerontology, v32 n8 p633-645 Sep 2006
Service-learning (S-L) has been regarded as a relatively well-established and effective teaching pedagogy. Students who participate in S-L are more likely to learn more efficiently, more effectively, and remember more of what they have learned than their counterparts. Current studies have been done on the experiences of students in service-learning and implementing S-L components. Other research has focused on the barriers to conducting effective S-L. However, no qualitative studies have examined a faculty component of S-L. Also, there have been few studies or discussions delineating faculty perceptions or experiences in S-L. An e-mail survey supplemented with personal interviews was utilized in an effort to understand experiences of participating in S-L. Of specific interest were faculty perceptions of the costs and rewards in employing S-L in gerontology-related curriculums.
Descriptors: Service Learning, Teaching Methods, Program Effectiveness, Qualitative Research, Mail Surveys, Interviews, College Faculty, Rewards, Costs, Gerontology, Questionnaires, Electronic Mail, Teaching Experience, Teacher Attitudes, Intergenerational Programs, Older Adults, Teacher Participation
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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