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Moving Beyond Short-Term Impacts of Service-Learning Study Abroad Program on Students’ Transformation: An Irish Case Study

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The purpose of this study was to better understand the impacts on students who participate in short-term service-learning study abroad programs. Using Mezirow’s theory of Transformational Learning as a guide, students were interviewed on the lasting impacts that the program had on their transformation. Student participated in semi-structured interviews lasting in length of 30 minutes to an hour. These interviews took place approximately 7 months after the completion of their study abroad program. Student’s transformation was categorized into the 4 main areas of transformation according to Mezirow (1991): refining meaning schemes, learning new schemes, transforming schemes, and transforming perspectives.

Keywords: service-learning, transformational learning, faculty-led

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Cully Garbers, C., Roberts, T. & Pracht, D., (2022) “Moving Beyond Short-Term Impacts of Service-Learning Study Abroad Program on Students’ Transformation: An Irish Case Study”, Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education 29(4), 54-71. doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2831-5960.1052

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2022-12-22