ERIC Number: EJ1011655
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
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Exploring the Possibilities and Limitations of Service-Learning: A Critical Analysis of College Student Narratives about HIV/AIDS
Jones, Susan Robb; LePeau, Lucy A.; Robbins, Claire K.
Journal of Higher Education, v84 n2 p213-238 Mar-Apr 2013
This article reports the results of a study that explored the possibilities and limitations of service-learning by deconstructing the narratives about HIV/AIDS that emerged from five college students who participated in an alternative spring break program. Employing a critical (Rhoads, 1997) and anti-foundational (Butin, 2010) approach to inquiry, results suggest that perspective transformation and analysis of root causes will not occur automatically for most students. (Contains 1 table and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Service Learning, College Students, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Transformative Learning, Personal Narratives, Power Structure, Student Attitudes, Beliefs, Social Problems, Urban Areas, Consciousness Raising, Participant Observation, Semi Structured Interviews, Student Journals, Values Education, Social Bias
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
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