Growing Together: Advancing Networks for Service-learning Actors in Asia

Growing Together: Advancing Networks for Service-learning Actors in Asia

This paper traces the history of United Board‘s engagement with service-learning through higher education in Asia and reflects on the recent discussion about the relevancy of service-learning activities to today‘s higher education system. Through a close review of the experience shared in recent pro...

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Main Author: Wong Wai Ching Angela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:SHS Web of Conferences
Subjects:
Campus-community engagement
Cognitive and affective learning
Cross border learning
Education of the heart
United board
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20185901030
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spelling doaj-f6312fb51bb24fde9810fe9e4abb2e672021-03-02T10:55:12ZengEDP SciencesSHS Web of Conferences2261-24242018-01-01590103010.1051/shsconf/20185901030shsconf_aprcsl2017_01030Growing Together: Advancing Networks for Service-learning Actors in AsiaWong Wai Ching AngelaThis paper traces the history of United Board‘s engagement with service-learning through higher education in Asia and reflects on the recent discussion about the relevancy of service-learning activities to today‘s higher education system. Through a close review of the experience shared in recent projects sponsored and organized by United Board in the last five years, service learners from colleges and universities around Asia all testified an process that deepens both cognitive and affective learning, generating in service-learning actors-faculty, students and community members-a connection that could inspire and sustain their vision and passion for life. Despite the seemingly still marginalized status of service learning programs and faculty in most higher education institutions, educators believing in whole person education only find service-learning ever more important in the face of higher education that has been increasingly trapped by the ranking race.https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20185901030Campus-community engagementCognitive and affective learningCross border learningEducation of the heartUnited board
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Growing Together: Advancing Networks for Service-learning Actors in Asia
SHS Web of Conferences
Campus-community engagement
Cognitive and affective learning
Cross border learning
Education of the heart
United board
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title Growing Together: Advancing Networks for Service-learning Actors in Asia
title_short Growing Together: Advancing Networks for Service-learning Actors in Asia
title_full Growing Together: Advancing Networks for Service-learning Actors in Asia
title_fullStr Growing Together: Advancing Networks for Service-learning Actors in Asia
title_full_unstemmed Growing Together: Advancing Networks for Service-learning Actors in Asia
title_sort growing together: advancing networks for service-learning actors in asia
publisher EDP Sciences
series SHS Web of Conferences
issn 2261-2424
publishDate 2018-01-01
description This paper traces the history of United Board‘s engagement with service-learning through higher education in Asia and reflects on the recent discussion about the relevancy of service-learning activities to today‘s higher education system. Through a close review of the experience shared in recent projects sponsored and organized by United Board in the last five years, service learners from colleges and universities around Asia all testified an process that deepens both cognitive and affective learning, generating in service-learning actors-faculty, students and community members-a connection that could inspire and sustain their vision and passion for life. Despite the seemingly still marginalized status of service learning programs and faculty in most higher education institutions, educators believing in whole person education only find service-learning ever more important in the face of higher education that has been increasingly trapped by the ranking race.
topic Campus-community engagement
Cognitive and affective learning
Cross border learning
Education of the heart
United board
url https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20185901030
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