Reflections of Student Learning Through Innovative Readiness Training: Views of the Patient, Community, and Professional Development
Conference Tracks
Teaching Practices (Poster Only) – Analysis, synthesis, reflection, and discussion
Abstract
Service-learning is a useful means for students to understand their patients, community, and selves. To this end, 80 graduate and undergraduate students participated in a nine-day program providing health care to over 7,500 poor and homeless people in Savannah, Georgia. We address the question, “How were student views of those living in poverty altered in terms of 1) patient, 2) community and 3) professional development. Mezirow’s Transformative Learning Theory was used to help students “make meaning” of their experiences. Several themes were identified from the students’ reflective essays. Both the student learning themes and student actions will be shared.
Session Format
Poster
1
Location
Harborside Ballroom East
Recommended Citation
Thomas, McKinley McKinley; Tillman, Paula; and Buelow, Janet, "Reflections of Student Learning Through Innovative Readiness Training: Views of the Patient, Community, and Professional Development" (2020). SoTL Commons Conference. 104.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sotlcommons/SoTL/2020/104
Reflections of Student Learning Through Innovative Readiness Training: Views of the Patient, Community, and Professional Development
Harborside Ballroom East
Service-learning is a useful means for students to understand their patients, community, and selves. To this end, 80 graduate and undergraduate students participated in a nine-day program providing health care to over 7,500 poor and homeless people in Savannah, Georgia. We address the question, “How were student views of those living in poverty altered in terms of 1) patient, 2) community and 3) professional development. Mezirow’s Transformative Learning Theory was used to help students “make meaning” of their experiences. Several themes were identified from the students’ reflective essays. Both the student learning themes and student actions will be shared.
