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Student volunteering and the active community:issues and opportunities for teaching and learning in sociology.

Authors :
Hall, David
Hall, Irene
Cameron, Andrew
Green, Pat
Source :
Learning & Teaching in the Social Sciences; 2004, Vol. 1 Issue 1, p33-50, 18p
Publication Year :
2004

Abstract

Student volunteering is currently being promoted through the Higher Education Active Community Fund, which runs to August 2004 and may be extended further. This development of higher education's ‘third mission’ has strong links with the government's agenda for citizenship and the active community. This initiative appears to have taken little account of debates concerning both the ideological bases of volunteering, in particular the contested nature of citizenship and social capital, and the practicalities of students volunteering. In an increasingly instrumental climate for higher education this represents a possible strategic flaw. The merits of integrating volunteering activity into the curriculum are discussed through comparison with service-learning in the USA, and illustrations of present practice from a number of UK universities. In conclusion, a case is made for more open and widespread dialogues between higher education institutions, the voluntary sector and policy-makers in exploring service-learning and its role in the curriculum and the community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
17405866
Volume :
1
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Learning & Teaching in the Social Sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
13189355
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1386/ltss.1.1.33/0