Incorporating Service-Learning into the Economics Curriculum
18 Pages Posted: 11 Jan 2008
Date Written: December 2007
Abstract
The author advocates the use of service-learning in economics courses at the college-level. Service-learning courses provide students the opportunity to apply and relate economic concepts and theories to real-world experiences within the community and to reflect on the relationship between theory and practice. One form of service learning is student-based instruction, which involves college students teaching economics in the neighboring community, such as to high school students. The author provides a detailed application of the student-based instruction model of service-learning to an Economics of Race and Gender course at a liberal arts college. Upon completion of the project, students completed a survey about their service-learning experiences. The results indicated that service-learning enhanced learning and created a more enriching course experience.
JEL Classification: A22, J15, J16
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