Location
MD214, Paul Cardinal Shen Medical Building, Fu Jen University
Start Date
29-5-2015 10:40 AM
End Date
29-5-2015 11:50 AM
Description
Service learning has become a very popular approach for enhancing whole personal development for students at Taiwan universities. However, there is little attention to the actual changes after joining service learning, especially in overseas service learning. To evaluate the changes of joining overseas service learning, this study compared the scales of thinking styles (including positive, negative thinking styles), personality traits (including hope, resilience, self-esteem), and mental adjustment (life satisfaction, depression) from 49 college students of Fu Jen Catholic University. The results of the study revealed that most of above-mentioned variables had positive and significant changes. In summary, college students joining overseas service learning had positive changes in thinking styles, personality traits, and mental adjustment.
Recommended Citation
Tu, M.-J., Chen, K.-H., Pan, R.-J., Chwo, M.-J., Su, Y., & Shen, R.-S. (2015, May). College students' changes of thinking styles, personality traits, and mental adjustment after joining overseas service learning. Paper presented at the 5th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning: Love Journey: Community Engagement through Service-Learning, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan.
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College students' changes of thinking styles, personality traits, and mental adjustment after joining overseas service learning
MD214, Paul Cardinal Shen Medical Building, Fu Jen University
Service learning has become a very popular approach for enhancing whole personal development for students at Taiwan universities. However, there is little attention to the actual changes after joining service learning, especially in overseas service learning. To evaluate the changes of joining overseas service learning, this study compared the scales of thinking styles (including positive, negative thinking styles), personality traits (including hope, resilience, self-esteem), and mental adjustment (life satisfaction, depression) from 49 college students of Fu Jen Catholic University. The results of the study revealed that most of above-mentioned variables had positive and significant changes. In summary, college students joining overseas service learning had positive changes in thinking styles, personality traits, and mental adjustment.