Service Learning in American Primary and Secondary Schools:Connotation analysis,Implementation Strategy and Enlightenment
The new version of China's compulsory education curriculum plan in 2022 advocates for students to participate in social practice and cultivate core competencies in discovering and solving real problems.This concept coincides with service learning.Service learning in primary and secondary schools in the United States has a history of over a hundred years,involving multiple roles,functions,typical characteristics,and basic types.In the specific implementation,strategies such as clarifying educational goals,integrating learning content,clarifying implementation processes,and conducting diversified effect evaluations are adopted.The cooperation methods and processes between school districts and off campus entities also ensure the good operation of service learning.The article is based on a review and analysis of service learning in the United States,and provides suggestions for the design and implementation of interdisciplinary thematic learning activities and comprehensive practical courses in China.
United StatesPrimary and secondary schoolsService learningInterdisciplinary coursesOff campus cooperation