The Impact of Service-Learning on Students’ Key Competences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23158266 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alžbeta Brozmanová Gregorová (0000-0001-8559-8512, Matej Bel University, corresponding author), Zuzana Heinzová (0000-0002-2274-2772, Matej Bel University), Katarína Chovancová (0000-0002-7259-4739, Matej Bel University) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2374-9466 • E-ISSN: 2374-9466 |
| Publisher | International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.37333/001c.29686 |
| OpenAlex | W2590767894 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
Service-learning as a teaching and learning strategy, which combines meaningful service in the community with education, has spread not only in the United States but also in South America, Asia, and Europe in recent years, with the pedagogy being applied at all levels of formal and informal education. In 2005, Matej Bel University, located in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, developed a service-learning strategy, and by 2013 its usage had become widespread. This article presents the findings of a study that investigated the development of key competences of two student groups enrolled in courses that incorporated service-learning strategies during academic years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 at Matej Bel University. The findings of the study suggest that service-learning strategies have positive impacts on the development of students’ key competences. The limitations of our study were conducted with a small research (experimental) group of students who passed service-learning course. Based on our research findings we can recommend service-learning as a suitable strategy for students’ key competencies development.
Business · Key (lock) · Knowledge management · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Service (business) · Service-learning · Computer Science · Marketing · Medicine · Psychology · Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies · Service-Learning and Community Engagement
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |