{"product_id":"embedding-service-learning-in-european-higher-education-9781138089747","title":"Embedding Service Learning in European Higher","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eService learning brings together students, academics and the community whereby all become teaching resources, problem solvers and partners. In addition to enhancing academic and real-world learning, the overall purpose of service learning is to instil in students a sense of civic engagement and responsibility and work towards positive social change within society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmbedding Service Learning in European Higher Education\u003c\/em\u003e promotes service learning as a pedagogical approach that develops civic engagement within higher education. It both describes and assesses the most recent developments and contextual positioning of service learning in European higher education and considers if and how the pedagogy is responding to European Union policy and the strategy of higher education institutions and towards engagement with broader societal issues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith case studies from 12 universities across Europe, this book draws on existing practice, shares knowledge and develops b\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Introduction; \u003cstrong\u003eSection I Foundations of Service Learning within Europe\u003c\/strong\u003e; CHAPTER ONE What Is Service Learning? Making Sense of The Pedagogy and Practice; CHAPTER TWO The Changing Face of Higher Education - Economic and Democratic Imperatives; CHAPTER THREE Youth Life Purpose - Evaluating Service Learning via Development of Lifelong ‘Radar’ for Community Contribution; \u003cstrong\u003eSection II Europe Engage – Approaches to Service Learning\u003c\/strong\u003e; CHAPTER FOUR Europe Engage - Developing a Culture of Civic Engagement through Service Learning within Higher Education in Europe; CHAPTER FIVE Service Learning, Civic Competencies and Work-Life Skills; CHAPTER SIX Understanding the Evolution of Service Learning at European Universities - Insights From Actor-Network Theory; CHAPTER SEVEN Identified Service Learning Practices in European Higher Education; \u003cstrong\u003eSection III European Higher Education Practice – Case Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e; CHAPTER EIGHT National University of Ireland, Galway – Developing Service Learning as an Ethos and Practice; CHAPTER NINE Service Learning in Teacher Training – A Case Study of the Autonomous University of Madrid; CHAPTER TEN Promoting Civic Engagement through Service Learning at the University of Bologna; CHAPTER ELEVEN Service-Learning in Post-Communist Countries - Lithuania and Croatia; CHAPTER TWELVE European Student Reflections and Perspectives on Service Learning; \u003cstrong\u003eSection IV Future Considerations for Service Learning in Europe\u003c\/strong\u003e; CHAPTER THIRTEEN Institutionalisation of Service learning in European Higher Education; CHAPTER FOURTEEN Considerations for Service Learning in European Higher Education \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083842953559,"sku":"9781138089747","price":35.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/embedding-service-learning-in-european-higher-education-9781138089747","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}