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https://doi.org/10.38003/sv.74.1.5

Volunteering as service learning: A qualitative pilot study of reflections of future teachers and pedagogues

Darko Hren ; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split


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str. 107-130

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This paper explores the impact of volunteering, as a form of servicelearning, on students in teacher education programs. Based on the theoreticalfoundations of experiential learning and the importance of connecting theoryand practice in the education of future teachers, 58 student reflections onvolunteering with children with special needs were qualitatively analyzed.Each student wrote a review of their experience at the end of the volunteering.The results indicate a significant impact of volunteering on students’ cognitive,emotional, motivational, and social development, highlighting the importanceof such experiences for their personal and professional growth and the need tointegrate service learning into formal curricula.

Ključne riječi

service learning, volunteering, people with special needs, student reflections, teacher education programs

Hrčak ID:

332918

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/332918

Datum izdavanja:

15.6.2025.

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