Open AccessNobody is left behind. The beauty of Service Learning
Author(s) -
Alessandra La Marca,
Federica Martino
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
metis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2240-9580
DOI - 10.30557/mt00178
Subject(s) - nobody , beauty , psychology , service (business) , inclusion (mineral) , mathematics education , psychological intervention , pedagogy , medical education , medicine , computer science , art , social psychology , aesthetics , business , marketing , operating system , psychiatry
School closures due to COVID-19 have brought significant disruptions to education. Service-learning interventions have offered significant opportunities to reduce and reverse the long-term negative effects and to empower the recovery process of pupils in difficulty. The study was carried out with 869 students enrolled in the Primary Education Sciences master’s degree course at the University of Palermo. The participants have been involved in the planning and implementation of targeted educational courses designed for the “fragile” pupils from 33 different schools in Palermo. The primary level pupils were provided with a total of 60,000 hours of recovery and learning enhancement activities in remote mode. Challenging teaching activities fostered cognitive and learning development of the pupils. The results reveal that the service-learning project led to the rediscovery of the beauty of inclusion, integration, and civic responsibility.