ERIC Number: EJ1155778
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Publication Date: 2017-Oct
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Achieving a Global Mind-Set at Home: Student Engagement with Immigrant Children
Dallinger, Carolyn
Teaching Sociology, v45 n4 p358-367 Oct 2017
Developing a global mind-set in college students is a goal of many colleges and universities. Most often this goal is met by encouraging students to study abroad. This article explains how a service learning student engagement program at home achieves this goal by pairing Introduction to Sociology students with young immigrant children in a weekly formal mentoring relationship. Research on the program shows that students develop new perspectives about immigrant issues and that students report a reduction of their level of prejudice against immigrants coming from around the globe. Quantitative outcomes assessed on a Likert prejudice scale support service learning participants' reports of lower prejudice levels than those in a control group. This teaching method has significant implications for providing opportunities to students from all socioeconomic backgrounds to engage in service learning, achieving global mind-sets at home.
Descriptors: Global Approach, Sociology, Teaching Methods, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Outcomes of Education, Service Learning, Immigrants, Social Bias, Control Groups, Likert Scales, Introductory Courses, College Students, Mentors, Course Descriptions, Elementary School Students, Program Descriptions, Course Content, Comparative Analysis
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