Reflections on the Pedagogical Experience of Social Responsibility Practised in a University in Taiwan

Abstract

This study focuses on college students' practical experiences of engaging in a university project concerning social responsibility. This project was conducted in Y University in Taiwan, and employed observations and interviews to analyze teachers', students' and community members' perceptions about social responsibility in a university setting. The results indicate that students undertook work in inter-disciplinary professions in order to care for local needs and solve social problems in the Zaoqiao area. Through service learning and a project-based competition, Y University effectively undertook acts of social responsibility to assist the local community to live happily, and to achieve qualifying intergenerational circumstances.