Service-Learning Capacity Enhancement in Hong Kong Higher Education by Ngai, Grace; Shek, Daniel T.L.;

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This book provides an in-depth, multi-faceted look into capacity building for service-learning, using the case of the higher education landscape in Hong Kong. Service-learning has been proven to be an effective pedagogy for the holistic development of students, as well as promotion of their well-being. It also attempts to promote the well-being of the service recipients and the community. While service-learning is becoming increasingly popular in many higher educational institutions around the world, the learning gains that can be attained from service-learning are only as good as the learning experience allows, and poorly-developed or motivated service-learning may potentially do adverse harm to students and the community. This book reinforces the imperative to enhance the capacity of the institution, teachers, students and community partners by exploring a diverse range of methods for achieving capacity building among different stakeholders. Examples of the methods explored include formal course-based professional development, scale development, action research, and communities of practice. Furthermore, the book includes a series of detailed, qualitative case studies that are aimed at embodying good practice, unpacking “what matters” from service-learning. Aa a useful resource for scholars and educators who are passionate about holistic youth leadership development, this book is also relevant to researchers in the intersection between well-being and higher education.

This book provides an in-depth, multi-faceted look into capacity building for service-learning, using the case of the higher education landscape in Hong Kong. Service-learning has been proven to be an effective pedagogy for the holistic development of students, as well as promoting their well-being. It also attempts to promote the well-being of the service recipients and the community, collectively. While service-learning is becoming increasingly popular in many higher educational institutions around the world, the learning gains that can be attained from service-learning are only as good as the learning experience allows, and poorly-developed or motivated service-learning may potentially do adverse harm to students and the community. This book reinforces the imperative to enhance the capacity of the institution, teachers and community partners by exploring a diverse range of methods for achieving capacity building among different stakeholders. Examples of the methods explored includeformal course-based professional development, scale development, action research, and community of practices. Furthermore, the book includes a series of detailed, qualitative case studies that are aimed at embodying good practice, unpacking “what matters” from service-learning. A useful resource for scholars and educators who are passionate about holistic youth leadership development, it is also relevant to researchers in the intersection between well-being and higher education.

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Table of Contents:

Introduction.- What matter in a quality service-learning course: A study on faculty members’ perception.- Faculty perceived impacts of the support from a centralized service-learning office.- Assessing Students in Academic Service-Learning: Faculty Experiences and Challenges.- How Hong Kong University Teachers Assess Students in Service-Learning: An Exploratory Study.- Promotion of teachers’ readiness for service-learning through a professional development course.- Conceptual Framework for Key Process Ingredients Salient for Effective Service-Learning.- Validating an Instrument for Measuring the Developmental Outcomes for Students Arising from Service-Learning.- Investigating Service-Learning Impacts on University Students’ Developmental Outcomes through a Control Group Study.- Service-Learning in the context of Business-Community-University Partnership: The Project WeCan in Hong Kong.- The impact of E-service-learning on Tui-na teaching in a Chinese Medicine course – from the perspectives of service-recipients and service-partner.- Action Research as a tool for faculty development in Service-Learning: The impact of action research on faculty's knowledge, skills and attitudes towards Service-Learning.- The Developmental Impacts of Interdisciplinary and Inter-institutional Service-Learning Collaboration.- Co-designing with people with special needs: An analysis from Contact Theory.- From industrial fermentation to life planning: The meaning of meaningful service in a biology service-learning course.- Assessing Community Impact after Service-Learning: A Conceptual Framework.- Promotion of Service-Learning in Hong Kong: Experiences Surrounding Collaboration among Higher Education Institutions.

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