A Case Study on Global Service-Learning in University Education: focusing on refugees at home and abroad

Abstract

This is a case study of Global Service-Learning(GS-L) in university with the theme aimed towards refugees. Due to COIVD-19 pandemic restrictions on oversea travel, an alternative GS-L educational program was developed to prepare, implement, and evaluate volunteer activities on the theme of refugees during the 2021 winter vacation. Special lectures by experts and thematic exploration workshops were designed and operated as education for understanding and empathy on refugee, and special lectures and program development workshops for each activity were designed and operated to prepare for volunteer activities. As the refugee relief organization requested Korean and English classes, art therapy, and learning mentoring, students who have taken the related courses were given priority in the selection process. University students conducted foreign language classes and art therapy using non-face-to-face Zoom meetings with overseas refugees, and for domestic refugees, face-to-face learning mentoring service, social media refugee advocacy activities, design production and volunteer activities were conducted. The participant students developed a sense of global citizenship and showed great growth in exploring their own career paths. This study is meaningful in expanding the field of learning experience to the world and presenting new educational possibilities based on the case of face-to-face and non-face-to-face GS-L focusing on the theme of refugees.