Title: Theorising service learning in higher education in South Africa : research article
Abstract:Policy on service learning is framed in the discourse of reciprocity, partnership and
engagement. It is tasked with transforming higher education to bring about opportunities for
integrating theory ...Policy on service learning is framed in the discourse of reciprocity, partnership and
engagement. It is tasked with transforming higher education to bring about opportunities for
integrating theory and practice, work-based learning and academic learning, so that higher
education engages with knowledge created in other sites of practice. While policy is visionary, conditions on the ground bring to the fore complex challenges
which relate to the nature of partnerships, reciprocity and engagement on the one hand, and
the purposes and practices of higher education on the other. This begs the question, Can
service learning deliver on its espoused goals? In this article we argue that critical education
theory provides a lens which researchers and practitioners can use to illuminate the practice
of service learning in higher education. We reflect on our own practice of service learning in
teacher education to show the way in which critical theory can illuminate and expose
imbalances and gaps in the mutuality and partnership promised in policy.Read More
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-09-01
Language: en
Type: article
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