Learning about Aging in Hong Kong through a Linked Service Learning Project

Autor/inn/en	Cook, Alicia Skinner; Fruhauf, Christine A.
Titel	Learning about Aging in Hong Kong through a Linked Service Learning Project
Quelle	In: International Education, 42 (2012) 1, S.55-69 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0160-5429
Schlagwörter	Instructional Materials; Foreign Countries; Service Learning; Community Centers; Course Content; Study Abroad; Aging (Individuals); Cultural Differences; Partnerships in Education; Educational Gerontology; Older Adults; Program Evaluation; Student Attitudes; Intercultural Communication; College Students; English (Second Language); Tutors; Second Language Learning; Colorado; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Ausland; Service-Learning; Kursprogramm; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Aging; Altern; Kultureller Unterschied; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Geragogics; Geragogik; Älterer Erwachsener; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Schülerverhalten; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Collegestudent; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Förderlehrer; Lehrender; Tutor; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Hongkong
Abstract	With the goal of enhancing knowledge and skills related to cross-cultural aging, a linked service learning project was implemented through a partnership with an elderly community center in Hong Kong. The project linked Semester at Sea (SAS) study abroad students with gerontology students at Colorado State University through collaborative service learning activities. SAS students served as English tutors to older adults in Hong Kong. Gerontology students helped SAS students prepare for their service learning activity by creating instructional materials specific to aging in Hong Kong. The project evaluation demonstrated that all groups benefited from their involvement. SAS students reported positive cognitive and attitudinal outcomes, gerontology students believed their support of study abroad students enhanced their own learning of course content, and the Hong Kong elders reported positive benefits from their interactions with American students. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 420 Claxton Complex, 1126 Volunteer Boulevard, Knoxville, TN 37996. Tel: 865-974-9505; Web site: http://cehhs.utk.edu/publications/default.html
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10