Service-learning program in higher education

Abstract

This paper analyzes qualitatively and quantitatively the social outreach activities at the Technical University of Ambato (UTA), specifically in the Faculty of Humanities and Education, Health Sciences, Law and Social Sciences, to determine and know how knowledge and experience gained through community service activities, contributes to the holistic education of young students and problem solving context. To do this, through this study inquires about the expectations of students, teachers and beneficiaries, developed skills, the training offer, content, methodology, resources, trainers, teaching-learning, communication process, objectives, structures, experience obtained evaluation model, difficulties encountered, as well as leadership and management in higher education, defining this way, cognitive, emotional, social and moral skills needed in the twenty-first century, for the formation of change managers assume purpose the social value of knowledge, participation in charity and service actions energizing the humanist end of training; this research examined whether the education received empower students to transform reality, if there is impact of the educational model of the UTA, expressed in social intervention that improves the living conditions of the beneficiary population. In this way, determine if the service-learning is a tool that promotes transformative education, promotes life skills with the existence of a consistent practice, the university spread on commitment, solidarity and social responsibility of the student.