Embedding character education into an early childhood classroom through service-learning
The implementation of service-learning in early childhood education classrooms has not been well documented, and the links to service-learning and the potential effects on character education are scarce at best. In this paper, a service-learning pedagogy is presented as a way to enhance character th...
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| description | The implementation of service-learning in early childhood education classrooms has not been well documented, and the links to service-learning and the potential effects on character education are scarce at best. In this paper, a service-learning pedagogy is presented as a way to enhance character through education with the youngest learners: children in an early childhood classroom. This study examines the experiences of both teachers and children in an early childhood classroom participating in the form of a service-learning pedagogy for a year, and investigates the social emotional and character development of the young children participating in the classroom. Through the implementation of service-learning in early childhood classrooms, it is possible to grow and create a generation of learners who connect academic curricula through projects that deal with real community needs. With an emphasis on building relationships and making connections, service-learning the authors suggest, is an approach that can allows teachers to maximize children’s strengths, while at the same time building character and positive social and emotional traits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cee025c0ec8a40ebb7d4607fd5e795232023-02-15T16:18:31ZengJournal of Childhood, Education and SocietyJournal of Childhood, Education & Society2717-638X2022-07-013211212110.37291/2717638X.202232173161Embedding character education into an early childhood classroom through service-learningChristian Winterbottom0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6061-2947Sarah Schmidt1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5408-6266University of North FloridaKent State UniversityThe implementation of service-learning in early childhood education classrooms has not been well documented, and the links to service-learning and the potential effects on character education are scarce at best. In this paper, a service-learning pedagogy is presented as a way to enhance character through education with the youngest learners: children in an early childhood classroom. This study examines the experiences of both teachers and children in an early childhood classroom participating in the form of a service-learning pedagogy for a year, and investigates the social emotional and character development of the young children participating in the classroom. Through the implementation of service-learning in early childhood classrooms, it is possible to grow and create a generation of learners who connect academic curricula through projects that deal with real community needs. With an emphasis on building relationships and making connections, service-learning the authors suggest, is an approach that can allows teachers to maximize children’s strengths, while at the same time building character and positive social and emotional traits.https://www.j-ces.com/index.php/jces/article/view/173service-learningearly childhoodteacher preparationpraxischaracter educationpreschool |
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