Service-Learning Study-Abroad and Europe's Migration Crisis -- A Case Study

Autor/inn/en	Hirschauer, Sabine; Karp, Regina; Kekeh, Michele; Akpinar-Elci, Muge
Titel	Service-Learning Study-Abroad and Europe's Migration Crisis -- A Case Study
Quelle	In: Intercultural Education, 32 (2021) 2, S.121-144 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-5986
DOI	10.1080/14675986.2020.1859992
Schlagwörter	Service Learning; Case Studies; Study Abroad; Teaching Methods; Expectation; Student Attitudes; Outcomes of Education; Immigration; Crisis Management; Social Integration; Experiential Learning; Foreign Countries; College Students; Program Descriptions; Barriers; Europe; Germany; Virginia (Norfolk); New Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Service-Learning; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Expectancy; Erwartung; Schülerverhalten; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Krisenmanagement; Soziale Integration; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Ausland; Collegestudent; Europa; Deutschland
Abstract	The present article analyzes the service-learning experiences of US students during a short-term study-abroad trip to Germany in July 2017. The study identified a key, overarching challenge: the gap between students' expectations and the actual study-abroad outcome. The overall service-learning study-abroad experience was deemed very positive for the students. Almost all students reported to have gained a significantly increased knowledge about Europe's Migration 'Crisis' and a significantly increased understanding about integration processes in Germany. However, the analysis also pointed to a gap between students' expectations and actual outcomes. The article suggests recommendations how this gap could be narrowed, if not overcome for future experiential/service-learning courses. The recommendations provide an innovative model for future short-term experiential/service-learning pedagogy. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01