Faculty feel it too: The emotions of teaching through service-learning

Authors

  • Carrie W LeCrom Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Jill W Lassiter Bridgewater College
  • Lynn E Pelco Virginia Commonwealth University

Abstract

The authors used Coles’ (1993) framework of emotional satisfactions and hazards to examine the experiences of faculty members teaching service-learning classes for the first time. Seven faculty from two institutions completed monthly reflections and focus groups for one year. Qualitative analysis indicated that faculty experienced several of Coles’ emotional satisfactions and hazards, were prone to emotional contagion, and depended on colleague mentoring to navigate the experiences of using service-learning pedagogy for the first time. 

Author Biographies

Carrie W LeCrom, Virginia Commonwealth University

Carrie W. LeCrom is the executive director of the Center for Sport Leadership at Virginia Commonwealth University. She has published largely within the sport administration literature and is active in the field of sport for development, or the deliberate use of sport for social change. 

Jill W Lassiter, Bridgewater College

Jill W. Lassiter is an associate professor of Health and Human Sciences at Bridgewater College, specializing in the promotion of healthy lifestyles through physical activity and substance abuse prevention. She was awarded the Daily Points of Light Award in 2012 largely for her service-learning based work in the community. She has been active in using and promoting service-learning as a pedagogy since 2008. 

Lynn E Pelco, Virginia Commonwealth University

Lynn E. Pelco is the associate vice provost for community engagement at Virginia Commonwealth University where she oversees the service-learning office and the ASPiRE community-engagement living-learning program. She has published research on service-learning in higher education and has served as co-investigator for grants supporting service-learning program development including international service-learning.

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Published

07/14/2016

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Research and Theory

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