Introducing the problem/project based learning as a learning strategy in University Social Responsibility Program - A study of local revitalization of Coastal Area, Yong-An District of Kaohsiung City
| Autor: | Chung-Ting Cheng, Kuo-Huan Ting, Hou-Yi Ting |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0106 biological sciences
Economics and Econometrics media_common.quotation_subject Population Management Monitoring Policy and Law Aquatic Science 01 natural sciences Perception Sociology education General Environmental Science media_common Government education.field_of_study business.industry 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Public relations Project-based learning Scale (social sciences) 040102 fisheries 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Rural area business Law Social responsibility Autonomy |
| Zdroj: | Marine Policy. 131:104546 |
| ISSN: | 0308-597X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104546 |
| Popis: | In recent years, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has implemented a local revitalization policy, and this has attracted the attention of the Taiwan government. The core idea of this policy is finding local and tailored solutions, developing economic autonomy, encouraging population inflow and infusing dynamics into rural areas. In 2017, Taiwan’s Ministry of Education (MOE) began to promote the University Social Responsibility (USR) Program, hoping that universities would devote their knowledge and talent to local development. However, local development issues are complex and the success of the USR program depends on raising university students’ cross disciplinary competency and awareness of social responsibility. This small- scale study, conducted in a framework of revitalization in the Yong-An District in Kaohsiung city, explored the use of problem-based learning (PBL) in a USR course. The results showed that a PBL pedagogy produced significant improvements in learning outcomes, in terms of learners’ perception of university social responsibility, their capacity to deal with complex and ambiguous structure issues, their ability to put professional knowledge into practice, team-building, and communication skills. The initiative had a positive impact on university students, enabling them to gain greater insight into their social responsibility. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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