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Pedagogy and practice: Service‐learning and students' moral development
Author(s) -
Strain Charles R.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
new directions for teaching and learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.192
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1536-0768
pISSN - 0271-0633
DOI - 10.1002/tl.204
Subject(s) - service learning , psychology , pedagogy , interpersonal communication , moral development , strengths and weaknesses , cognition , service (business) , social cognitive theory of morality , social psychology , economy , neuroscience , economics
Service‐learning courses can be powerful instruments for cognitive, affective, and moral transformation. This chapter examines the strengths and weaknesses of service‐learning as an agent for cognitive, moral, and interpersonal development and its ability to promote civic or social engagement.