Outcomes of Incorporating a Service-learning Course Trip into a Park Management Course: An Exploratory Examination of Student Perceived Personal and Professional Development

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2022

Department

Agriculture & Tourism

Abstract

In higher education, parks and recreation departments strive to ensure students matriculate with a diverse set of knowledge, skills, abilities, (KSAs) and experiences. Service learning is a high-impact pedagogy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience(s). While many instructors utilize service-learning, more needs to be known to understand student’s personal and professional growth during and after the experience. Through student reflection interviews, researchers found service-learning to be a valuable pedagogy that has much potential to meet various course goals while nurturing personal and professional student development through the planned experiences.

First Page

20

Last Page

26

Publication Title

Kentucky SHAPE Journal

Publisher

Kentucky Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance

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