Analysis of Service-Learning projects designed by pre-service Primary teachers

Abstract

Service-learning is a didactic methodology that pursues content learning by performing a service with which to solve a social need in the students' environment. Educational research supports its use in different educational levels, including initial teacher training in which, in addition to promoting conceptual learning, facilitates the development of competences related to teaching. In this work we analyse 8 service-learning projects designed and implemented by future Primary teachers. Most of these projects are geared towards solving problems related to waste management and lack of basic resources, raising learning and service objectives related to the awareness of these problems. Designed projects were disseminated through social networks and most of them were partially implemented, due to the lack of cooperation of involved organizations.