Abstract
This article seeks to challenge existing power dynamics both within the service-learning classroom and between the classroom and community by offering a model of an alternative approach to community engagement. The class partnered with a community organization, at their request, to engage their community as the organization worked through a change in focus and identity. Within the classroom, the research project was led, designed, implemented, and ultimately written solely by the students.
Recommended Citation
Wollschleger, Jason; Killian, Mark; and Prewitt, Kayla
(2020)
"Rethinking Service Learning: Reciprocity and Power Dynamics in Community Engagement,"
Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education: Vol. 12:
Iss.
1, Article 10.
Available at:
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/jcehe/vol12/iss1/10
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