Opinions of pre-service teachers towards community service-learning experiences
This study examines the opinions of 41 teacher candidates taking a community service learning (CSL) course. The implementation of this course and its contributions to participants’ personal, social and academic development were examined using qualitative methods. Data was collected using semi-stru...
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| Language: | English |
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University of the Free State
2011-06-01
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| Series: | Perspectives in Education |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/pie/article/view/1686 |
| Summary: | This study examines the opinions of 41 teacher candidates taking a community service learning (CSL) course. The implementation of this course and its contributions to participants’ personal, social and academic development were examined using qualitative methods. Data was collected using semi-structured interview questions, and an inductive coding technique and descriptive data analysis were employed. The findings suggest that the participating pre-service teachers believed that the CSL process met their expectations. Most of the teachers believed that the service-learning experience was beneficial and that they would be able to make use of the knowledge they gained during the CSL process in their social, academic and professional lives.
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| ISSN: | 0258-2236 2519-593X |