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Autor/inn/en | Dorasamy, Nirmala; Pillay, Soma |
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Titel | Advocating Service Learning for Developing Citizenship in University Students in South Africa |
Quelle | In: Industry and Higher Education, 24 (2010) 4, S.287-296 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0950-4222 |
DOI | 10.5367/000000010792609736 |
Schlagwörter | Economic Development; Community Needs; Employees; Citizenship; Service Learning; Foreign Countries; Public Sector; Management Development; Experiential Learning; College Students; South Africa |
Abstract | An effective and efficient public sector is largely dependent on employees who accept the responsibility for providing high-quality public services. It can be argued that public management students, as future employees in the public sector, need to be educated for responsible citizenship. Higher education institutions in South Africa are expected to promote social and economic development, and service learning can serve as a catalyst for developing responsible citizenship among public management students. This article investigates how service learning, as an experiential form of learning which has its roots in community service, meets community needs, enhances teaching and learning and contributes towards responsible citizenship. The extent to which service learning in public management as a discipline has been adopted by universities of technology in South Africa is also explored. It is argued that while public management students are expected to engage in experiential learning in the public sector, community-based learning should be included as a compulsory component of experiential learning. The authors suggest that service learning can make a significant contribution to socially responsible citizenship, an important value underpinning any public servant. (Contains 2 tables and 1 note.) (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |