Service-Learning: Supporting Student Engagement and Faculty Research

Over the past few years, the university has strengthened its commitment to its mission as a land grant institution by providing support for the integration of service-learning into university curricula (e.g., establishing the Office of Service-Learning, providing professional development for faculty, and funding service-learning grants). As a result, more UGA faculty are providing students with opportunities to address community needs, issues, and problems through the application of academic knowledge and skills they gain in their coursework. Yet, even as faculty experience the successful integration of service-learning into their teaching, they may also experience the challenges associated with researching service-learning endeavors. This Faculty Learning Community will explore opportunities for conducting research related to service-learning at UGA. Our work will take place in a collaborative setting that supports shared leadership, focused and productive conversations, and collegial relationships.

The FLC will facilitate faculty research efforts through activities such as:

• The use of protocols to help frame research questions;
• The collaborative investigation of relevant literature for the purpose of identifying theoretical perspectives;
• The exploration of research methodologies and tools; and
• The formulation of research plans.

We invite faculty, who wish to conduct research related to their service-learning efforts, to join us as we strive to fulfill the land grant mission of The University of Georgia.

Dr. Gayle Andrews and Dr. Kathy Thompson teach service-learning in the College of Education and have experience facilitating service-learning in p-12 Georgia schools.

Lewis Allen, Elementary & Social Studies, COE
Joseph Goetz, Housing & Consumer Economics
Denise Lewis, Child and Family Development
Jenny Penney Oliver, Counseling and Human Development Services
Karen Payne, Marine Extension Service
Gwynn Powell, Counseling and Human Development Services
Uttiyo Raychaudhuri, Forestry & Natural Resources
Claire Robb, Health Administration Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Catherine White, Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Science

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