European service-learning experiences in higher education and the Freirean concept of seminar
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https://doi.org/10.25767/se.v30i2.29374Keywords:
Service-Learning; Paulo Freire; Higher Education; Seminar; European Observatory of Service-Learning in Higher Education (EOSLHE)Abstract
Service-learning is growing gradually in European higher education. It aims to instil a sense of civic engagement and responsibility in students and work towards positive social change within society while developing curricular competencies. For some advocates, Paulo Freire’s workings would serve as a theoretical anchor for service-learning since he imagined education as fostering a critical and active citizenry. This paper addresses the influence his writings have had on European practitioners. Qualitative data collected by the EOSLHE has been analysed and a content analysis was made of the descriptive summaries of 144 experiences. The Freirean notion of seminar applied to service-learning systematises popular wisdom and contributes to a new sense of evolving the social identities of the students toward a fairer society.
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