Students’ perceived changes and benefits in a mandatory service learning course

null Yammy Chak; Tan Lei Shek; B.P.W. Mok; X.Y. Han; J.F. Chen; J.L. Zhang; Q. Xiao; H. Jiang

Students’ perceived changes and benefits in a mandatory service learning course

Yammy Chak, Tan Lei Shek, B.P.W. Mok, X.Y. Han, J.F. Chen, J.L. Zhang, Q. Xiao, H. Jiang

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research

Abstract

By engaging in a more comprehensive reflection of the service-learning experiences, students taking Service-Learning subjects at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University are expected to develop a more positive personal understanding and self-identity, stronger critical thinking ability and social awareness. The purpose of this paper is to examine the perceived changes and benefits from the perspective of more than 80 students, who had taken a 3-credit SL subject entitled “Promotion of Children and Adolescent Development” and provided 40 hours of service for more than 300 migrant children in Shanghai. Overall, both quantitative and qualitative findings showed that the students benefited from this 2- semester course. A number of perceived changes were recognized, including the enhancement of their interpersonal effectiveness, team building, problem solving ability and social responsibilities. The findings also demonstrate the advantage of having mandatory SL subject requirement.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2016 Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Service-Learning (ICSL 2016), the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 1-2 Dec 2016
Pages	177-184
Number of pages	8
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	2nd International Conference on Service-Learning [ICSL] - , Hong Kong Duration: 1 Dec 2016 → 2 Dec 2016

Conference

Conference	2nd International Conference on Service-Learning [ICSL]
Country/Territory	Hong Kong
Period	1/12/16 → 2/12/16

Keywords

Service-learning
Reflection
Perceived changes
Mandatory requirement

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Yammy Chak, Shek, T. L., Mok, B. P. W., Han, X. Y., Chen, J. F., Zhang, J. L., Xiao, Q., & Jiang, H. (2016). Students’ perceived changes and benefits in a mandatory service learning course. In 2016 Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Service-Learning (ICSL 2016), the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 1-2 Dec 2016 (pp. 177-184) http://hdl.handle.net/10397/64551

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Students’ perceived changes and benefits in a mandatory service learning course. / Yammy Chak, ; Shek, Tan Lei; Mok, B.P.W. et al.
2016 Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Service-Learning (ICSL 2016), the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 1-2 Dec 2016. 2016. p. 177-184.

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