Uncertainty Management and Sensemaking as Precursors to Transformative Learning in an International Immersion Service-Learning Experience

This study is based on an international immersion service-learning/research experience in a remote village in Moldova that provided faculty and students an opportunity to teach journalism and help local students and community representatives create their own online news outlet. Students’ existing co...

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Main Authors:	Jan Larson, Martha Fay
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Georgia Southern University 2016-01-01
Series:	International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Subjects:	International Immersion Service Learning Uncertainty Management Sensemaking Theory Transformative Learning
Online Access:	https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/vol10/iss1/6

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spelling	doaj-d0e3a6e4659f4d798223283172d9f74c2020-11-25T02:34:32ZengGeorgia Southern UniversityInternational Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning1931-47442016-01-0110110.20429/ijsotl.2016.100106Uncertainty Management and Sensemaking as Precursors to Transformative Learning in an International Immersion Service-Learning ExperienceJan LarsonMartha FayThis study is based on an international immersion service-learning/research experience in a remote village in Moldova that provided faculty and students an opportunity to teach journalism and help local students and community representatives create their own online news outlet. Students’ existing conceptions were challenged, they experienced uncertainty and struggled to make sense of both their environment and experience. These were the processes through which we observed transformative learning occur. Using a phenomenological approach, this research grounds the IISL experience in varied disciplines that reveal possible approaches to helping students manage uncertainty, make sense of their circumstances and achieve transformative learning outcomes when facing unexpected challenges beyond student experience.https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/vol10/iss1/6International Immersion Service LearningUncertainty ManagementSensemaking TheoryTransformative Learning
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title	Uncertainty Management and Sensemaking as Precursors to Transformative Learning in an International Immersion Service-Learning Experience
title_short	Uncertainty Management and Sensemaking as Precursors to Transformative Learning in an International Immersion Service-Learning Experience
title_full	Uncertainty Management and Sensemaking as Precursors to Transformative Learning in an International Immersion Service-Learning Experience
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publisher	Georgia Southern University
series	International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
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publishDate	2016-01-01
description	This study is based on an international immersion service-learning/research experience in a remote village in Moldova that provided faculty and students an opportunity to teach journalism and help local students and community representatives create their own online news outlet. Students’ existing conceptions were challenged, they experienced uncertainty and struggled to make sense of both their environment and experience. These were the processes through which we observed transformative learning occur. Using a phenomenological approach, this research grounds the IISL experience in varied disciplines that reveal possible approaches to helping students manage uncertainty, make sense of their circumstances and achieve transformative learning outcomes when facing unexpected challenges beyond student experience.
topic	International Immersion Service Learning Uncertainty Management Sensemaking Theory Transformative Learning
url	https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/vol10/iss1/6
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Uncertainty Management and Sensemaking as Precursors to Transformative Learning in an International Immersion Service-Learning Experience

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