Editing Service-learning (section)

{{short description|Pedagogy combining learning objectives with community service}}
[[File:Service Learning at Batam.jpg|thumb|A Service Learning Project at Butam organized by MaxPac Travel for Catholic Junior College students. January 15, 2009. Tay Yong Seng.]]
'''Service-learning''' is an educational approach that uses community service to meet both classroom learning objectives and societal needs. It has been used with students of all grades and stages. Projects based in communities are designed to apply classroom learning to create positive change in the community and often involve community organisations.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Knapp |first=Timothy D. |author2=Bradley J. Fisher|title=The Effectiveness of Service-Learning: It's not always what you think|journal=Journal of Experiential Education|year=2010|volume=33|issue=3|pages=208–224|doi=10.5193/JEE33.3.208}}</ref> Recent studies have proven its use in citizen coexistence as a strategy to foster intercultural coexistence in local communities, which is essential for successfully implementing socio-educational interventions.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Ferrer-Aracil |first=J. |author2=Giménez-Bertomeu V.M.|author3= Cortés-Florín E.M.|title=Implementation of Service-Learning as a Strategy to Foster Intercultural Coexistence in the Local Community: A Case Study|journal=Education Sciences|year=2022|volume=12|issue=7|pages=426|doi=10.3390/educsci12070426|doi-access=free |hdl=10045/124520|hdl-access=free}}</ref>

Service learning combines [[experiential learning]] and [[community service]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Perez, Shivaun |year=2000 |title=Assessing Service Learning Using Pragmatic Principles of Education: A Texas Charter School Case Study |url=http://ecommons.txstate.edu/arp/76 |journal=Applied Research Projects |series=Paper 76 |publisher=Texas State University |access-date=2010-01-01 |archive-date=2020-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801023740/https://digital.library.txstate.edu/handle/10877/3512 |url-status=dead }}</ref>