Service-learning projects’ contribution to students’ development

Gizem Bengic-Colak; Yucel Kabapinar; Cemil Ozturk

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Gizem Bengic-Colak ¹ ^* , Yucel Kabapinar ² , Cemil Ozturk ³

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¹ Department of Turkish and Social Sciences Education, Fatih Faculty of Education, Trabzon University, Trabzon, TÜRKİYE² Department of Elementary Education, Ataturk Faculty of Education, Marmara University, Istanbul, TÜRKİYE³ Department of Turkish and Social Sciences Education, Ataturk Faculty of Education, Marmara University, Istanbul, TÜRKİYE^* Corresponding Author

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The aim of the research is to determine the contribution of the use of the service-learning (SL) approach in social studies courses to the students’ development. The participants of this research, which was carried out using qualitative research methodology, are 15 students and two social studies teachers who participated in SL projects within the scope of social studies course. Students had a 16-week experience of SL. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with students and teachers. The content analysis technique was used to analyze the obtained data. The result of the research revealed that the contribution of using SL approach in the social studies course contributed to the academic, personal, social, and citizenship development of the students.

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service-learning
social studies
active citizen
citizenship education

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PEDAGOGICAL RES, Volume 8, Issue 3, July 2023, Article No: em0163

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Bengic-Colak G, Kabapinar Y, Ozturk C. Service-learning projects’ contribution to students’ development. PEDAGOGICAL RES. 2023;8(3):em0163. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/13169

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Bengic-Colak, Gizem, Yucel Kabapinar, and Cemil Ozturk. "Service-learning projects’ contribution to students’ development". Pedagogical Research 2023 8 no. 3 (2023): em0163. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/13169

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Bengic-Colak, G., Kabapinar, Y., and Ozturk, C. (2023). Service-learning projects’ contribution to students’ development. Pedagogical Research, 8(3), em0163. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/13169

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Bengic-Colak, Gizem et al. "Service-learning projects’ contribution to students’ development". Pedagogical Research, vol. 8, no. 3, 2023, em0163. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/13169