The Role of International Service-Learning in Facilitating Undergraduate Students' Self-Exploration

Autor/inn/en	Yang, Min; Luk, Lillian Yun Yung; Webster, Beverley Joyce; Chau, Albert Wai-lap; Ma, Carol Hok Ka
Titel	The Role of International Service-Learning in Facilitating Undergraduate Students' Self-Exploration
Quelle	In: Journal of Studies in International Education, 20 (2016) 5, S.416-436 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153
DOI	10.1177/1028315316662976
Schlagwörter	Role; Service Learning; Foreign Countries; Interviews; Student Attitudes; Qualitative Research; Moral Values; Reflection; Interpersonal Relationship; International Education; Empathy; Caring; Undergraduate Students; Student Mobility; Global Approach; Cultural Awareness; Cross Cultural Training; Self Concept; Sociocultural Patterns; Prior Learning; Cultural Differences; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rollen; Service-Learning; Ausland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Qualitative Forschung; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Internationale Erziehung; Empathie; Care; Pflege; Sorge; Betreuung; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Globales Denken; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Interkulturelle Orientierung; Selbstkonzept; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Vorkenntnisse; Kultureller Unterschied; Hongkong
Abstract	This article examines the role of international service-learning (ISL) in facilitating undergraduates' exploration of their conceptions of self (i.e., self-exploration). Conception of self refers to the use of values to define one's role in a social/cultural group or organization and in society, and to determine current actions and future commitments. ISL is intentionally structured activities involving students in social services in overseas settings. Existing research underscores the importance of inducting students to other-oriented (showing care and empathy for others) values in facilitating their self-exploration through ISL. Interviews with 48 students in Hong Kong who participated in ISL revealed qualitative differences in students' conceptions of self related to moral, cultural, and leadership values. The findings highlight the need to guide students to critically self-reflect on their values and actions, and build reciprocal relationships with others. Implications for international educators and service-learning practitioners to support students' self-exploration in ISL are proposed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01