ERIC Number: EJ1219134
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jul
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-1541-3446
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Transformative Teaching and Learning through Engaged Practice: Lecturers' and Students' Experiences in a University and Underserved Community Partnership in Ireland
Quillinan, Bernie; MacPhail, Ann; Dempsey, Ciara; McEvoy, Eileen
Journal of Transformative Education, v17 n3 p228-250 Jul 2019
The Community Wellness, Empowerment, Leadership and Lifeskills (CWell) program is a 2-year community-driven program developed in partnership between an underserved community in Limerick City and staff at the University of Limerick, Ireland. This article explores the transformative teaching and learning experiences that arose throughout the duration of the program for the lecturers and students. Data were collected through interviews and focus groups with lecturers and students involved in the program. Students supported the notion of "learning differently" and focused around prior learning and attitude to learning, learning about learning, and impact of learning. Lecturers supported the notion of "teaching differently," focusing on how they had revised their usual teaching practices to more overtly emphasize the importance of culturally responsive pedagogy and student-centered learning (as opposed to content-centered) and the situated learning perspective. There is a necessity for research on diverse and innovative programs to inform culturally responsive pedagogies and transformation for learning.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transformative Learning, College Faculty, College Students, Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship, Disadvantaged, Culturally Relevant Education, Student Centered Learning, Situated Learning, Health Promotion, Public Health, Community Development, Well Being, Community Education, Professional Development, Mental Health, Physical Health, Individual Development, Community Needs, Health Sciences, Teacher Education, Teacher Student Relationship, Learner Engagement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ireland
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