We're in this Together: Exploring Challenges Related to Service-Learning (original) (raw)
Teaching service-learning courses in higher education poses a set of challenges that are at odds with institutional mission and prevailing institutional discourses touting the benefits of service-learning and community engagement for students. As an inter-disciplinary Faculty Professional Learning Community (FPLC), we sought to explore the ways that service-learning and community-engagement was conceptualized in our home institution. Survey results show confusion about the definition and differences between the various forms of student engagement and community-engagement. This sentiment was echoed during a faculty focus group where six faculty members discussed the challenges, the trepidation, but also value associated with teaching service-learning courses. This paper discusses how despite lack of clarity and at times uncertainty, faculty members at one institution continue to teach their passion with the support of a community that enables them to navigate the power dynamics within a traditional higher education atmosphere.
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