Activism and Service-Learning: Reframing Volunteerism As Acts of Dissent

Bickford, Donna M.; Reynolds, Nedra

doi:10.1215/15314200-2-2-229

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“…She reported taking direct action such as signing a petition or attending a rally four times; however, she never contacted a political leader to ask for action. The step into political action and activism remains a daunting one for many of our traditional age undergraduates [45]. However, as Anne noted in the open-response question, "The LC .…”

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Longitudinal Study of the Impacts of a Climate Change Curriculum on Undergraduate Student Learning: Initial Results

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Abstract:The present study assesses the efficacy of a semester-long undergraduate sustainability curriculum designed from a systems approach. The three-course curriculum, which incorporated environmental science and ethics courses along with an integrative course using a community-based learning pedagogy, was intended to provide students with experience using knowledge and skills from distinct disciplines in a holistic way in order to address the complex problems of the human acceptance of and response to anthropogenic climate change. In the fall of 2013, 23 of the 24 sophomore general education students enrolled in the three courses were surveyed at the beginning and end of the semester; 17 of those same students completed the survey again in the spring of 2016, their senior year. Results, which focus on the 17 students who continued to participate through their senior year, were analyzed with quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The pre/post data from the surveys demonstrated significant improvement in climate literacy, certainty, concern and urgency over the course of the semester; the senior data indicated that those improvements were largely retained. The study also suggests that the nine-credit curriculum improved transferable skills such as interdisciplinary thinking, self-confidence and public speaking. A qualitative analysis of three student cases, informed by a focus group (n = 7) of seniors along with other sources of information, suggested retention of such transferable skills, and, in some cases, deeper involvement in climate and sustainability action.

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Section: Anne a Desire To Change The Worldmentioning

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“…These tactics include volunteerism [19,[46][47][48], hunger strikes, sit-ins, parades, blockading roads and buildings, class boycots, threats of legal action, and play-acting [43,49,50]. These tactics help students practice democracy and acquire citizenship skills, which are critical in today's society [51].…”

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Student Voice: Embracing Student Activism as a Quality Improvement Tool in Higher Education

Garwe¹

2017

Global Voices in Higher Education

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This chapter illustrates how student activism, taken in the context of the student voice, can be harnessed as a way of enhancing the quality of educational provision in higher education. Agenda 2063 of the African Commission recognizes equitable access to quality higher education as critical for national development. In the face of an increase in student protests and the resultant destruction of infrastructure and human life, it becomes imperative to ind ways of creating positive and innovative teaching and learning environments that take full advantage of student activism. The chapter draws on existing literature on student activism and the value of student voice to inform the development of a model for incorporating the "student voice" as a way of harnessing the positive aspects of student activism.

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“…Bickford and Reynolds 2002;Gibson 2006;Musick and Wilson 2008). Some scholars believe service should provide students with experiences in meeting the "other" so that they see life beyond their own privileged situation.…”

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Youth and community service

Youniss

Reinders

2010

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We discuss findings and issues regarding community service by youth in the United States, for example: Is school-based required service as effective as voluntary service, and if increasing numbers of youth are doing service, why has political engagement not increased? We next present a theory proposing that certain kinds of service can contribute to the development of social identity. Such service would be challenging, bring youth into direct contact with the strange "other," and engage youth with organizations which represent moral and political traditions. We conclude with speculations on ways community service might benefit identity development in German youth and help to resolve tensions in contemporary German society.Zusammenfassung: Wir diskutieren Forschungsergebnisse und Folgerungen hinsichtlich gemeinschaftförderlichem Engagement von Jugendlichen in den USA, z. B. die Frage, ob Dienste, die die Schulen vorschreiben so wirksam sind wie freiwilliges Engagement, oder die Frage, warum die zunehmende Zahl von Jugendlichen, die Dienste leistet, nicht zu einem zunehmenden politischen Engagement führt. Als nächstes schlagen wir eine Theorie vor, derzufolge bestimmte Dienste zu einer Entwicklung der sozialen Identität von Jugendlichen beitragen können. Solche Dienste stellen eine Herausforderung dar, indem sie Jugendliche mit fremdartigen "Anderen" zusammenbringen, und dies im Rahmen von Organisationen, die moralische und politische Traditionen repräsentieren. Wir schließen mit Spekulationen über Wege, wie freiwilliges Engagement möglicherweise der Identitätsentwicklung deutscher Jugendlicher zugutekommen und helfen kön-nte, Spannungen in der gegenwärtigen deutschen Gesellschaft zu lösen.

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Activism and Service-Learning: Reframing Volunteerism As Acts of Dissent

Cited by 84 publications

References 8 publications

Longitudinal Study of the Impacts of a Climate Change Curriculum on Undergraduate Student Learning: Initial Results

Longitudinal Study of the Impacts of a Climate Change Curriculum on Undergraduate Student Learning: Initial Results

Student Voice: Embracing Student Activism as a Quality Improvement Tool in Higher Education

Youth and community service

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