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ERIC Number: EJ1211414
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Apr
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-1526-8659
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Learning through Service: Preservice Teachers' Reflections from an International Service-Learning
Hsiung, Tung-Hsing
New Waves-Educational Research and Development Journal, v18 n1 p52-63 Apr 2015
The goal of this article is to describe the impact of an international service-learning project on a group of preservice teachers. International service-learning can be a valuable educational enterprise with both major-specific and general education benefits as well as contributing to the international community. This project was granted by Pilot Overseas Internships, sponsored by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan, and was intended to allow undergraduate students to gain field experience in an overseas professional institute. Six female preservice teachers participated in the 30-day long project and worked with children and inservice teachers in Kathmandu, Nepal. Preservice teachers indicated that the project broadened their international visions, affected their value of life and showed them the importance of always being prepared. They also acknowledged the merit of learning foreign languages, and expressed further interest in getting involved in the social welfare system to serve those in need.
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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: Nepal
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