The Implementation of a Service-Learning Component in an Organic Chemistry Laboratory Course

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-le...

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Published in:Journal of chemical education 2013-05, Vol.90 (5), p.578-583
Main Authors: Glover, Sarah R, Sewry, Joyce D, Bromley, Candice L, Davies-Coleman, Michael T, Hlengwa, Amanda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Azo dyes
Chemistry
Chemists
College School Cooperation
College Science
College students
Consciousness Raising
Curricula
Disadvantaged Youth
Dyes
Education
Experiential Learning
Hands on Science
Learning
Organic Chemistry
Questionnaires
Schools
Science education
Science Instruction
Science Laboratories
Scientific Concepts
Secondary School Students
Secondary schools
Service Learning
Student Attitudes
Student Participation
Students
Undergraduate education
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Study
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Summary: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 t-shirts. 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.
ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/ed2008153