Service Learning: A Promising Strategy for Connecting Future Teachers to the Lives of Diverse Children and Their Families

Autor/inn/en	Able, Harriet; Ghulamani, Hatice; Mallous, Ritsa; Glazier, Jocelyn
Titel	Service Learning: A Promising Strategy for Connecting Future Teachers to the Lives of Diverse Children and Their Families
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 35 (2014) 1, S.6-21 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1027
DOI	10.1080/10901027.2013.874383
Schlagwörter	Service Learning; Mentors; Teacher Education; Preservice Teachers; Focus Groups; Interviews; Family Characteristics; Family Involvement; Cultural Pluralism; Parent Participation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Service-Learning; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Kulturpluralismus; Elternmitwirkung
Abstract	This article provides a description of service learning implemented in a course entitled "Working with Socioculturally Diverse Families" for teacher education candidates (preK-grade 5). Students participated in 30 hours of service learning in which they provided support and service to diverse mentor families and implemented family events at participating schools. Students' reflections from focus group interviews conducted after the course regarding their service learning experiences were coded and analyzed. Students reported learning about the dynamics of family diversity, how family resources and backgrounds influence children's school success, and how family involvement should be viewed as a continuum given the diverse priorities and resources of families. Recommendations for the use of service learning in the preparation of early childhood teachers are presented. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10