Location
MD203, Paul Cardinal Shen Medical Building, Fu Jen University
Start Date
29-5-2015 3:00 PM
End Date
29-5-2015 4:10 PM
Description
The institutionalization of Service Learning in Asian educational establishments has its benefits in reaching out further to the general public. In Malaysia, this concept is new and Methodist College Kuala Lumpur is one of the few institutions that introduced an d follows a structured system of implementation. Therefore this paper is aimed at sharing the experience and discoveries made of Service Learning in Methodist College Kuala Lumpur as well as the common challenges faced within a Framework of a Critical Service Learning Approach aimed at Social Justice. The author will examine her student's work and provide a summary analysis of the findings using the lense of this approach. The paper concludes with the argument for this framework and emphasizes that necessary steps within the classroom has to be carried out. Recommendations and examples on how to reach this objective is also provided. Though the findings are contained within the backdrop of Malaysia, it is applicable to the wider setting where transformative agendas are already taking place.
Recommended Citation
Yong, M. (2015, May). Frameworks for a critical service learning approach. 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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Frameworks for a critical service learning approach
MD203, Paul Cardinal Shen Medical Building, Fu Jen University
The institutionalization of Service Learning in Asian educational establishments has its benefits in reaching out further to the general public. In Malaysia, this concept is new and Methodist College Kuala Lumpur is one of the few institutions that introduced an d follows a structured system of implementation. Therefore this paper is aimed at sharing the experience and discoveries made of Service Learning in Methodist College Kuala Lumpur as well as the common challenges faced within a Framework of a Critical Service Learning Approach aimed at Social Justice. The author will examine her student's work and provide a summary analysis of the findings using the lense of this approach. The paper concludes with the argument for this framework and emphasizes that necessary steps within the classroom has to be carried out. Recommendations and examples on how to reach this objective is also provided. Though the findings are contained within the backdrop of Malaysia, it is applicable to the wider setting where transformative agendas are already taking place.