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
Creator: Sewry, Joyce D
Creator: Bromley, Candice L
Creator: Davies-Coleman, Michael T
Creator: Hlengwa, Amanda I
Date Issued: 2013
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
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Journal of Chemical Education
Relation: 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.
Relation: 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.
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Journal of Chemical Education openURL statement

Hits: 1042
Visitors: 1188
Downloads: 177

Collections

Sewry, Joyce (Mrs)

Davies-Coleman, Michael Trevor (Prof)

Hlengwa, Amanda (Dr)

RU Department of Chemistry

RU Centre for Higher Education Research, Teaching and Learning (CHERTL)

		Thumbnail	File	Description	Size	Format
View Details Download			SOURCE1	PDF	334 KB	Adobe Acrobat PDF	View Details Download