Putting Theory into Practice: Incorporating a Community Engagement Model into Online Pre-professional Courses in Legal Studies and Human Resources Management
As part of community-engaged educational partnerships, students are paired with community members in instructor-focused activities linked to an academic curriculum. Scholars widely agree that this type of approach can significantly improve the learning experience for students while simultaneously h...
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| author | Antoinette France-Harris, J.D. Christie H. Burton, Ed. D. Mara Mooney, J.D. |
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| description | As part of community-engaged educational partnerships, students are paired with community members in instructor-focused activities linked to an academic curriculum. Scholars widely agree that this type of approach can significantly improve the learning experience for students while simultaneously having a positive impact on the community. As faculty in higher education implement this pedagogical tool, it is a natural progression for it to expand into online classrooms. In particular, while there is a growing body of research related to community engagement in online healthcare and science-related fields, less research exists on the incorporation of community engagement in other types of online pre-professional courses. This paper explores student perceptions in online pre-professional undergraduate courses in the legal studies and human resources fields in which community engagement projects were utilized. These experiences should lead to a deeper understanding of the benefits and challenges of community-engaged online classrooms and give guidance for developing future projects. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-69ff443ca4824a91b0b5c389a5a49ee32024-02-03T07:57:45ZengOnline Learning ConsortiumOnline Learning2472-57492472-57302019-06-0123210.24059/olj.v23i2.1448Putting Theory into Practice: Incorporating a Community Engagement Model into Online Pre-professional Courses in Legal Studies and Human Resources ManagementAntoinette France-Harris, J.D.0Christie H. Burton, Ed. D.1Mara Mooney, J.D.2Clayton State UniversityClayton State UniversityClayton State UniversityAs part of community-engaged educational partnerships, students are paired with community members in instructor-focused activities linked to an academic curriculum. Scholars widely agree that this type of approach can significantly improve the learning experience for students while simultaneously having a positive impact on the community. As faculty in higher education implement this pedagogical tool, it is a natural progression for it to expand into online classrooms. In particular, while there is a growing body of research related to community engagement in online healthcare and science-related fields, less research exists on the incorporation of community engagement in other types of online pre-professional courses. This paper explores student perceptions in online pre-professional undergraduate courses in the legal studies and human resources fields in which community engagement projects were utilized. These experiences should lead to a deeper understanding of the benefits and challenges of community-engaged online classrooms and give guidance for developing future projects.https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/1448community engagementservice learningexperiential learningonline learningstudent perceptionslegal studies |
| spellingShingle | Antoinette France-Harris, J.D. Christie H. Burton, Ed. D. Mara Mooney, J.D. Putting Theory into Practice: Incorporating a Community Engagement Model into Online Pre-professional Courses in Legal Studies and Human Resources Management Online Learning community engagement service learning experiential learning online learning student perceptions legal studies |
| title | Putting Theory into Practice: Incorporating a Community Engagement Model into Online Pre-professional Courses in Legal Studies and Human Resources Management |
| title_full | Putting Theory into Practice: Incorporating a Community Engagement Model into Online Pre-professional Courses in Legal Studies and Human Resources Management |
| title_fullStr | Putting Theory into Practice: Incorporating a Community Engagement Model into Online Pre-professional Courses in Legal Studies and Human Resources Management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Putting Theory into Practice: Incorporating a Community Engagement Model into Online Pre-professional Courses in Legal Studies and Human Resources Management |
| title_short | Putting Theory into Practice: Incorporating a Community Engagement Model into Online Pre-professional Courses in Legal Studies and Human Resources Management |
| title_sort | putting theory into practice incorporating a community engagement model into online pre professional courses in legal studies and human resources management |
| topic | community engagement service learning experiential learning online learning student perceptions legal studies |
| url | https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/1448 |
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