The first reference book to introduce the concept and development of service-learning in China, Service-Learning as a New Paradigm in Higher Education of China provides a full picture of the infusion of service-learning into the Chinese educational system and describes this new teaching experience using case studies, empirical data, and educational and institutional policies within Chinese context. The text demonstrates how students learn outside the classroom through service-learning with valuable feedback and reflection from faculty members and fellow students about the meaning of education in China. Though service-learning was initially developed in the United States, the concept is rooted in Chinese literatures and values. This book will help readers understand how service-learning is being used as a pedagogy with Chinese values and philosophy in Chinese education, filling a niche within the worldwide literature of service-learning.
Preface
Part 1. Service-Learning and Chinese Higher Education
The Concept and Development of Service-Learning, Carol MA Hok-ka
Service-Learning and the Aims of Chinese Higher Education, Carol MA Hok-ka, Fanny MAK Mui-fong, and Alice LIU Cheng
Part 2. Disciplinary Perspectives
On the Connection and Dynamic Interplay between Service-Learning and Liberal Arts Education, XU Xin-zhong and YU Li-ren
The Positive Effects of Service-Learning on Overall Quality and Psychological Capital Appreciation of Medical Students, LIANG Yong-feng, LI Yi-ang, and WANG Yu-qing
Philanthropy Courses: A Study of How to Develop Students’ Social Responsibility, CAI Ying-hui
Part 3. Exemplary Practices
Sun Yat-sen University Lingnan (University) College: Service-Learning Project in the Taxation Management Course, LONG Zhao-hui and JIANG Ping
Waste Separation and Engaging in Civic Education: Waste Management Project Conducted by South China University of Technology, Lily QI Li-li and ZI Yan-fei
Oral History of Sian Leprosy Rehabilitation Village: A Service-Learning Project Conducted by South China Normal University, HAN Yi-min
The Renewal of Earnest Practice: A Reflection on the Practice of Ethics of Philanthropy and the Preservation of Rural Culture, a Service-Learning Program Conducted by Sun Yat-sen University, WANG Shuo, XIONG Huan, and LIU Haijuan
The Independent Service-Learning Course: The Characteristics of Service-Learning at Beijing Normal University–Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, Timothy CHEN Ka-kit and Katy ZHANG Lie-ni
Travel with Sanban Primary School Kids, a Service-Learning Project Conducted by Zhuhai City Polytechnic, LIN Hao-gui, HUANG Ying, and HUO Qiao-hong
Service-Learning in the General Education Core Curriculum: An Example from Sun Yat-sen University, ZHANG Si-lu and ZHU Jian-gang
Pioneer in Various Forms: Discussion of the Service-Learning Model of Lingnan University in Hong Kong, Carol MA Hok-ka, Alfred CHAN Cheung-ming, Fanny MAK Mui-fong, and Alice LIU Cheng
Summary and Discussion of Service-Learning Pilot Schemes in Mainland China, Carol MA Hok-ka, Fanny MAK Mui-fong, and Alice LIU Cheng
Appendix 1. The Office of Service-Learning at Lingnan University: Overview of Service-Learning Pilot Schemes in Universities and Colleges in Mainland China
Appendix 2. Promoting Service-Learning in China: Questionnaire for Teaching Staff
Appendix 3. Information on Some of the Service-Learning Units in Tertiary Education Institutions of Asia
Appendix 4. List of Academic Journals that Encourage Publications on Service-Learning
About the Contributors
