"I Understand What They’re Going through": How Socioeconomic Background Shapes the Student Service-learning Experience

Abstract

Traditional service-learning pedagogy assumes that learning occurs when contact between relatively advantaged students and a relatively disadvantaged service population reduces prejudice. However, little is known about how students whose backgrounds are similar to the populations they serve process this learning experience. This study explores the...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Stratification/Mobility

Resource Type(s):

Assessment

Class Level(s):

Any Level

Class Size(s):

Medium

Usage Notes

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Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. Use critical thinking and writing skills.
2. Understand a socioeconomic status and food instability through a service-learning project.
3. Learn a new method of applied sociology.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. Written reflections.
2. Effective collaboration with service-learning partner.