Empowering Students through Service-Learning in a Community Psychology Course: A Case in Hong Kong

Autor/inn/en	Chan, Kevin; Ng, Eddie; Chan, Charles C.
Titel	Empowering Students through Service-Learning in a Community Psychology Course: A Case in Hong Kong
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 20 (2016) 4, S.25-35 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-6102
Schlagwörter	Student Empowerment; Service Learning; Psychology; Foreign Countries; Community Involvement; Reflection; College Students; Learning Activities; Student Journals; Qualitative Research; Case Studies; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienberechtigung; Service-Learning; Psychologie; Ausland; Collegestudent; Lernaktivität; Studentenzeitung; Qualitative Forschung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Hongkong
Abstract	This article chronicles a service-learning (SL) subject on community psychology in Hong Kong (n = 26) and elaborates on how students experience concepts, frameworks, and values in community psychology and put them into practice at servicelearning settings. Upon acquiring basic concepts in community psychology, including sense of community, empowerment, human diversity, and social capital, students engaged in 40 hours of service-learning sessions that included assigned community services and independent SL projects addressing both community needs and students' strengths. Learning reported by students in terms of experiential acquisition of community psychology concepts, personal empowerment, and implications on their service-learning practices are discussed with reference to Zimmerman's (1995) conceptual framework of personal empowerment. Students' interpersonal, interactional, and behavioral outcomes from their service-learning experiences are detailed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, University of Georgia and the Institute of Higher Education. Treanor House, 1234 South Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30602. Tel: 706-542-6167; Fax: 706-542-6124; e-mail: jheoe@uga.edu; Web site: http://www.jheoe.uga.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01