Offering Community Engagement Activities To Increase Chemistry Knowledge and Confidence for Teachers and Students
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- 作者：Joyce D. Sewry ; Sarah R. Glover ; Timothy G. Harrison ; Dudley E. Shallcross ; Kenneth M. Ngcoza
- 刊名：Journal of Chemical Education
- 出版年：2014
- 出版时间：October 14, 2014
- 年：2014
- 卷：91
- 期：10
- 页码：1611-1617
- 全文大小：219K
- ISSN：1938-1328
文摘
Given the emphasis on community engagement in higher education, academic departments need to become more involved in the community. This paper discusses a number of outreach activities undertaken by the chemistry department at Rhodes University, South Africa. The activities range from service learning to community engagement with teachers and school students in partnership with other interested parties. Teachers who attended workshops reported that their subject knowledge and confidence had increased and they were subsequently doing more practical work in lessons. Practical chemistry demonstrations and workshops afforded opportunities for school students to observe or perform chemical experiments and interact with university students. Undergraduate students directly benefitted from involvement in community engagement through the development and implementation of credit-bearing service learning.