ISBN-13: 9783639147926 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 76 str.
Service-Learning is a rapidly growing teaching innovation. Despite the proliferation of service-learning research, little has focused on the teacher, particularly the personal dimension involved in implementing such an innovation. The purpose of this study was to explore teachers' concerns regarding service-learning using the seven developmental Stages of Concern from the Concerns Based Adoption Model as a framework. Eleven teachers are profiled using the Stages of Concern Questionnaire (SoCQ) and interview analysis. Service-learning advocates, K-12 educators, and school administrators should find the Stages of Concern a useful model for examining, predicting, and addressing the concerns of teachers engaged in service-learning.
Service-Learning is a rapidly growing teachinginnovation. Despite the proliferation ofservice-learning research, little has focused on theteacher, particularly the personal dimension involvedin implementing such an innovation. The purpose ofthis study was to explore teachers concernsregarding service-learning using the sevendevelopmental Stages of Concern from the ConcernsBased Adoption Model as a framework. Eleven teachersare profiled using the Stages of ConcernQuestionnaire (SoCQ) and interview analysis. Service-learning advocates, K-12 educators, and school administrators should find theStages of Concern a useful model for examining,predicting, and addressing the concerns of teachersengaged in service-learning.