Our gains, pains, and hopes: Community partners’ perspectives of service-learning in an undergraduate business education

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dc.contributor.authorChika-James, Theresa
dc.contributor.authorSalem, Tarek
dc.contributor.authorOyet, Mercy C.
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-08
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-12T21:20:27Z
dc.date.available2022-10-12T21:20:27Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractIn assessing the impact of service-learning, most studies focus on its effects on students’ learning than community partners and the communities served; leaving largely unanswered, the question of whether service-learning in business education still contributes value to community organizations and the wider society. This study investigates the impact of service-learning on communities through the perspectives of community partners from nonprofit and for-profit organizations in Canadian urban communities. Using semi-structured interviews and qualitative analysis, the authors collected and analyzed data from 30 participants to confirm their perspectives of service-learning in an undergraduate business education. The study found that service-learning offered practical benefits to communities and presented challenges that impacted partners’ experiences of service-learning. The penultimate sections of the paper provide recommendations for the improvement of the pedagogical practices of service-learning and advancement of community organizations. Key recommendations to maximize benefits for community partners include more faculty-community partners’ collaboration and creating networking opportunities for community partners.
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dc.identifier.citationChika-James, T.A., Salem, T. & Oyet, M.C. (2022). Our gains, pains, and hopes: Community partners’ perspectives of service-learning in an undergraduate business education. SAGE Open 12, (1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440211069390
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/21582440211069390
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/2751
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAttribution (CC BY)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectservice-learning
dc.subjectcommunity partners
dc.subjectundergraduate business education
dc.subjectnonprofit and for-profit organizations
dc.titleOur gains, pains, and hopes: Community partners’ perspectives of service-learning in an undergraduate business education
dc.typeArticle
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