The implementation of a service-learning component in an organic chemistry laboratory course

- Glover, Sarah R, Sewry, Joyce D, Bromley, Candice L, Davies-Coleman, Michael T, Hlengwa, Amanda I

Title
The implementation of a service-learning component in an organic chemistry laboratory course
Creator
Glover, Sarah R, Sewry, Joyce D, Bromley, Candice L, Davies-Coleman, Michael T, Hlengwa, Amanda I
Date
2013
Type
text
Type
article
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70699
Identifier
vital:29690
Identifier
https://doi.org/10.1021/ed2008153
Description
Education institutions globally are increasingly expected to explore avenues for the implementation of service-learning into their curricula. A second-year undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory experiment, in which the undergraduate students make azo dyes, can provide a vehicle for a service-learning module in which university undergraduate students then teach students from resource-limited secondary schools how to make azo dyes. Evidence is provided to show how the theory is reinforced for both sets of students through a shared practical experience. The practical application of chemistry is conveyed through the use of the synthetic azo dyes to dye tshirts. The results of this study show that the service-learning experience clearly assists undergraduate students to appreciate the role of chemists in the broader society while at the same time increasing awareness of the inequalities in school education systems.
Format
6 pages, pdf
Language
English
Relation
Journal of Chemical Education, Glover, S.R., Sewry, J.D., Bromley, C.L., Davies-Coleman, M.T. and Hlengwa, A., 2013. The implementation of a service-learning component in an organic chemistry laboratory course. Journal of Chemical Education, 90(5), pp.578-583., Journal of Chemical Education volume 90 number 5 578 583 April 2013 0021-9584
Rights
The American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc.
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