Service learning and the attitudes of university students to the community

Abstract

Training in the design and implementation of service learning programmes offers opportunities for students to incorporate social and moral responsibility in the development of knowledge, skills and values required for making decisions that affect the individual and collective actions on issues such as human rights, children and sustainable development. In addition, it helps students to express and discuss arguments, challenges and critical issues with their peers, as well as to respect those opinions and acts that do not share. From this research is intended to analyze if university students have self-awareness as citizens, as well as scrutinizing how service learning develops content, strategies and attitudes necessary for making decisions that affect individual and collective actions related to the community.