Student experiences of service learning through a community outreach project. Issue 6 (18th August 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mey, Michelle; Werner, Amanda; de Villiers, Bridget
• Is Part Of: Development in practice. Volume 28:Issue 6(2018)
• Page Start: 764
• Page End: 774
• Publication Date: 2018-08-18
• Subjects: Civil society – NGOs, Participation -- Social sector – Education; Technical assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Economic assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; 338.91091724
• DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2018.1473340
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0961-4524

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article explores the challenges experienced and value derived by human resource management students at the Nelson Mandela University, South Africa from participating in a community service project. The study is descriptive and qualitative in nature, providing a thematic and narrative summary of student experiences in a community service project as presented in portfolios of evidence. The study reveals that community service projects are a valuable tool for students to experience real life, practise desired graduate attributes and other competencies nurtured in the classroom, and deepen their socio-economic awareness. For academics they provide insight into student experiences and highlights areas in which students need support, guidance, or mentoring in a service-learning project of this nature.