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...Download this resource to see full details. Download this resource to see full details.
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):
- Use critical thinking and writing skills.
- Understand a socioeconomic status and food instability through a service-learning project.
- Learn a new method of applied sociology.
Goal Assessment(s):
- Written reflections.
- Effective collaboration with service-learning partner.
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