ERIC Number: EJ936988
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-May
Pages: 14
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Service-Learning within Higher Education: Rhizomatic Interconnections between University and the Real World
Carrington, Suzanne
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v36 n6 p1-14 May 2011
This paper discusses Service-learning within an Australian higher education context as pedagogy to teach about inclusive education. Using Deleuze and Guattari's (1987) model of the rhizome, this study conceptualises pre-service teachers' learning experiences as multiple, hydra and continuous. Data from reflection logs of pre-service teachers highlight how the learning experience allowed them to gain insights in knowledge as socially just, ethical and inclusive. The paper concludes by arguing the need to consider Service-learning as integral to university education for pre-service teachers.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Inclusion, Learning Experience, Service Learning, Foreign Countries, Instruction, Philosophy, Educational Philosophy, Data Interpretation, Preservice Teachers, Social Justice, Teacher Role, Social Change, Outcomes of Education, Teacher Education, Reflection, Democracy, Models, Theory Practice Relationship
Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ajte.education.ecu.edu.au
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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