Start Date
6-6-2013 3:10 PM
End Date
6-6-2013 4:40 PM
Description
Student Community Services (SCS) is one of the compulsory subjects for university students in Indonesia. SCS is one form of student dedication to the community. Student seeks to facilitate and motivate communities to implement development in accordance with the knowledge and skill they acquired in the school. The aim of this research is to describe the role of SCS as a tool of civic education. This research is a qualitative study. The data were collected by literature reviews, observations, and in-depth interviews. The analysis of data used an interactive model of Miles and Huberman (1984). SCS aims to: (1) train students in applying science, technology, arts, and culture they acquired in college to solve the problems that exist in the community, (2) train and develop soft skills and character of students, (3) train students to understand the condition of the people in both rural and urban areas, so that students have a sensitivity and concern for the people who need assistance, (4) prepare future leaders in favor of honesty, justice, and truth, (5) train students in solving development problems in community, (6) train students in planning, implementing, and evaluating a program in the community, and (7) explore the various conditions of the community as a feedback to the university in the development of college assignment. SCS activity is a real university contribution to the community, industry, local government and community groups who wish to be economically and socially independent. SCS can instill the values of social responsibility to students with the hope they will participate in community development to create social harmony. Therefore, SCS can be used as a tool for civic education. Some challenges and difficulties encountered in this program including: (1) the complexity of the local bureaucracy; (2) low community participation; (3) incompatibility between programs and issues; (4) human relations between students and the community; and (5) comprehensive assessment system.
Recommended Citation
Pujowinarto, T. S. (2013, June). Student community service as a tool for civic education. Paper presented at the 4th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning: Service-Learning as a Bridge from Local to Global: Connected world, Connected future, Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China.
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Student community service as a tool for civic education
Student Community Services (SCS) is one of the compulsory subjects for university students in Indonesia. SCS is one form of student dedication to the community. Student seeks to facilitate and motivate communities to implement development in accordance with the knowledge and skill they acquired in the school. The aim of this research is to describe the role of SCS as a tool of civic education. This research is a qualitative study. The data were collected by literature reviews, observations, and in-depth interviews. The analysis of data used an interactive model of Miles and Huberman (1984). SCS aims to: (1) train students in applying science, technology, arts, and culture they acquired in college to solve the problems that exist in the community, (2) train and develop soft skills and character of students, (3) train students to understand the condition of the people in both rural and urban areas, so that students have a sensitivity and concern for the people who need assistance, (4) prepare future leaders in favor of honesty, justice, and truth, (5) train students in solving development problems in community, (6) train students in planning, implementing, and evaluating a program in the community, and (7) explore the various conditions of the community as a feedback to the university in the development of college assignment. SCS activity is a real university contribution to the community, industry, local government and community groups who wish to be economically and socially independent. SCS can instill the values of social responsibility to students with the hope they will participate in community development to create social harmony. Therefore, SCS can be used as a tool for civic education. Some challenges and difficulties encountered in this program including: (1) the complexity of the local bureaucracy; (2) low community participation; (3) incompatibility between programs and issues; (4) human relations between students and the community; and (5) comprehensive assessment system.