To create synergy in service learning : a case study of campus-community partnership of voluntary service course of BNU-HKBU United International College

摘要

A long-term and sustainable campus-community partnership is one of most important element to achieve learning outcomes in service-learning. In Mainland China, to develop and maintain partnerships for service learning outside university is not an easy task. This paper will analyses the UIC (BNU-HKBU United International College) service learning module (one credit bearing course in one of the Whole Person Education experiential learning courses) and will focus on their methods and strategies of building camp us-community partnership based on a qualitative research by interviewing with community partners and course facilitators. After eight yearsu27 experience of service learning, UIC has developed a stable and effective partnership: joint teaching partnership which includes course design, course implementation and course evaluation. Also, this paper will exam this kind of partnership and will summarize their experience which could be promoted to other schools, communities and instructors of other course.