大學生參與服務學習意願初探

A Study of University Students' Perceptions of Their Willingness to Participate in Service Learning Projects

林慧貞(Hui-Chen Lin)

《通識研究集刊》 10期 (2006/12) Pp. 171-192

https://doi.org/10.6488/JCGE.200612.0171

摘要

服務學習是一種有效的教育學方法(pedagogy)，它包括學術性學習，並透過要求某種結構性反思的作業連結到社區服務，彼此相互增強，其效益遠超過單純服務或學習本身。在執行社區服務學習方案的過程中，學生一方面運用課堂知識到現實世界生活上，一方面也利用現實世界經驗賦予課堂知識生命活力。這種交換作用，影響並鼓勵了學生成為社會上終身的與積極的參與者。
本研究旨在瞭解國內大學生對服務學習之看法及參與意願，期能提供我國高等教育推展服務學習課程之參考。本研究採用問卷調查法，自本校通識課程隨機抽取500位學生，回收樣本455份，根據受試者填答資料，利用SPSS進行統計分析。本研究主要發現如下：
1.大學推展服務學習的必要性，學生普遍具有共識。
2.服務性社團與融入式服務學習課程，是大學推展服務學習的二個重要管道。
3.大學生偏好的服務學習時間分配型態，是一次或短期的服務學習。
4.多數學生認為，服務課程適宜開設在大一階段，或與通識課程連結。
5.大學生願意參與服務學習課程之意願頗高。
6.大學生參與服務學習之動機，利己取向多過利他取向，目標取向略高於活動取向與學習取向。
7.參與服務學習，學生最大擔心是怕會花去太多時間。
根據前述文獻探討國內外資料與對本校學生所做之問卷調查結果，本研究建議如下：
1.釐清服務學習意義，鼓勵大學青年參與服務學習課程。
2.減少勞動服務比例，發展融入式服務學習課程。
3.配合學生需求，設計多元化的服務學習課程。

關鍵字

大學生 ； 志願服務 ； 社區服務 ； 服務學習

並列摘要

Service-learning can be defined as a effective pedagogy which involves academic study linked to community service through assignments that require some sort of structured reflection so that each reinforces the other, with the benefits far exceeding those of service or learning by themselves. By working on a community service project, students apply classroom knowledge to real-world experiences and use real-world experiences to inform classroom knowledge. This exchange encourages the students to become lifelong, active participants in the community.
This study focus on undergraduate students' perceptions of their willingness to participate in service-learning projects. Off the 500 questionnaires sent out, 455were returned. The data (218 men, 237 woman; M age=20.2 years old, SD=1.614) were analyzed by SPSS. The significant findings in this study were as follows:
1. Most of students confirm the necessity of promoting service-learning projects in university.
2. Service groups and service-learning projects are two important channels to promote service-learning in university.
3. University students prefer one time or short-term service-learning projects.
4. Most students think service-learning projects should be offered at freshmen level or combined with general education courses.
5. High rate of students are willing to participate in service-learning projects.
6. The motivation of students to participate in service-learning projects are more egoism than altruism, more goal-oriented than activity-oriented and learning-oriented.
7. Students' biggest worry about participating in service-learning projects is taking too much time.
Results imply that university communities need to:
1. Clarify the meaning of service-learning, and encourage university students to participate in service-learning projects.
2. Decrease the rate of labor works and develop service-learning projects in service education.
3. Develope multiple service-learning projects which meet students' needs to facilitate students engagement in service-learning projects.

並列關鍵字

university students ； volunteer service ； community service ； service learning