Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association
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Educational Research & Development Journal
Vol 18, No 1 (2015)
Learning Through Service: Preservice Teachers' Reflections from an International Service-Learning |
| Tung-Hsing Hsiung |
Abstract |
| 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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ISSN: 1526-8659