Service Learning On An International Scale: The Experiences Of Tufts University
Service Learning On An International Scale: The Experiences Of Tufts University
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国际范围内的服务学习：塔夫茨大学的经验
DOI：
10.18260/1-2--15021
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发表时间：
2005
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通讯作者：
J. Limbrunner
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作者：
Chris Swan;Charline Han;J. Limbrunner
在环境工程中，服务学习的使用有了巨大的增长，特别是在美国以外的经验中，这种增长是由全球村工程师和无国界工程师等团体促进的，他们寻求帮助发展中国家的社区拥有“更好的生活方式”。塔夫茨大学长期以来一直以向马萨诸塞州的东道社区提供服务而闻名，它也看到了学生推动的超越美国边界的倡议的增加。在过去的一年里，塔夫茨大学土木与环境工程系的学生在尼加拉瓜和加纳的社区参与了一些项目。本文介绍了这些项目，在工程方面，但也讨论了这些项目的价值，在有关学生的教育。它的结论是，服务学习项目，在一般情况下，提供了一个有价值的教学工具，教育未来的工程师。
There has been tremendous growth in the use of service learning in environmental engineering, especially in experiences beyond the U.S. This growth has been fostered by groups such as Global Village Engineers and Engineers Without Borders who seek to help communities in developing nations have a “better way” of life. Tufts University, long recognized for providing service to its host communities in Massachusetts, has also seen an increase in studentdriven initiatives that are beyond U.S. borders. Over the last year, students in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Tufts University have engaged in a number of projects in communities in Nicaragua and Ghana. This paper describes these projects, in terms of the engineering aspects, but also discusses the value these projects have in the education of the involved students. It is concluded that service learning projects, in general, provide a valuable pedagogical tool for educating future engineers.