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

• Autores: Sarah R Glover, Joyce D Sewry, Candice L Bromley, Mike Davies-Coleman, Amanda Hlengwa
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 90, Nº 5, 2013, págs. 578-583
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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.