Service-Learning as a New Paradigm in Higher Education of China: (Transformations in Higher Education)

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.

Table of Contents:
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

About the Author :
CAROL MA HOK-KA is one of the founders of the Office of Service-Learning at Lingnan University in Hong Kong and a Senior Lecturer of Common Curriculum and Senior Fellow of Service-Learning at Singapore University of Social Sciences. ALFRED CHAN CHEUNG-MING is Chairman of the Equal Opportunities Commission in Hong Kong and was the Chair Professor in Social Gerontology at Lingnan University. ALICE LIU CHENG was the Service-Learning Visiting Tutor at the Office of Service-Learning, Lingnan University. FANNY MAK MUI-FONG is a Senior Project Officer at the Office of Service-Learning at Lingnan University.

Review :
“Carol MA Hok-ka and her colleagues from Chinese universities illustrate how service-learning, informed by Confucian philosophy and Chinese cultural values, has created a new paradigm for Chinese higher education. The rapid emergence of professional service-learning associations in Southeast Asia affirms that the concept of the T-shaped student is gaining global perspective within diverse cultural contexts. The volume is a must-read for individuals interested in and engaged with the growing intersection of Western and Eastern approaches to higher education.“ —HIRAM E. FITZGERALD, Associate Provost for University Outreach and Engagement, Michigan State University