A Little Bit Can Go a Long Way: An Examination of Required Service in the Basic Communication Course

Autor/inn/en	McIntyre, Kristen A.; Sellnow, Deanna D.
Titel	A Little Bit Can Go a Long Way: An Examination of Required Service in the Basic Communication Course
Quelle	In: Communication Teacher, 28 (2014) 1, S.57-73 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1740-4630
DOI	10.1080/17404622.2013.843012
Schlagwörter	Service Learning; General Education; Introductory Courses; Communication (Thought Transfer); Outcomes of Education; Student Attitudes; Undergraduate Students; Speeches; Experiential Learning; Learning Theories; Citizen Participation; Citizenship; Individual Development; Transformative Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Service-Learning; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Einführungskurs; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Schülerverhalten; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Staatsbürgerschaft; Individuelle Entwicklung; Pädagogische Transformation
Abstract	This study examines the utility of service-learning pedagogy in the general education basic communication course to meet service-learning outcomes, with an emphasis on civic engagement. Results of the data suggest that students in both a one-time service site and multiple-site condition indicated that the service experience enhanced three of the four service-learning outcomes: (a) personal and interpersonal development, (b) ability to understand and apply knowledge, and (c) sense of citizenship. The service-learning outcome of perspective transformation was not a frequently mentioned theme but did emerge in intensity in the multiple-visit condition. Findings of the study extend experiential learning theory as well as civic engagement theory and support the inclusion of a service-learning basic communication course in the general education curriculum to promote the LEAP initiative. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10