What is Community Based/Service Learning?

    Community based/Service learning is an "educational tool that encourages students to learn and explore issues vital to society inside and outside the classroom and instil in students a sense of social responsibility and civic awareness. Students attain academic credit for the learning that derives from reflecting on the academic experience and service" within a community (Campus Engage).

    The graphic below provided by Campus Engage and designed by the Community Knowledge Initiative at the National University of Ireland, Galway, provides a useful illustration of the recommended process involved in Community Based Learning.