The partnership process in the service learning project with the Blood and Tissue Bank

Abstract

Service-learning is a tool that links educational institutions and social organisations with a dual objective: to train future citizens in a democratic, civil, participatory and conscious way; and to respond to social needs. To make this possible it is essential to address one of the most important aspects of these practices, partnership. This paper, using the methodology of action research, provides guidance to social organizations so that they can create educational and service-learning projects. The design and implementation of the project, Blood Donation and civic education, conducted over the course of five years, from the Blood and Tissue Bank will allow us to analyse and develop this objective. The result of this proposal is to develop a protocol that guides social institutions who want to develop service learning projects in conjunction with educational institutions. This approach, for the first time, will help facilitate a connection between social institutions interested and educational institutions with the goal of developing a service-learning project.