A guide for Service Learning Institutionalization of a career

WHAT IS THE UC SL (A+S UC) INSTITUTIONALIZA TION MODEL?

years later in the Orientation Guides for Teaching Staff , the first material in Chile dedicated to methodological support for the implementation of Service Learning. Many professors were trained and encouraged others to incorporate SL. The careers saw the value of this methodology, not only because of its service component, but also because the results obtained from the experience were consistent with the Educational Project, with the UC distinctive mark and the study plans themselves, which promote the development of transversal competencies such as critical thinking, problem solving or teamwork, among others. However, these guides were the first step.

Nowadays, the training of professionals requires a preparation that not only concentrates on the teaching of theoretical and practical contents, but is capable of delivering a contextualized content. In this direction, the Pontificia Universidad Católica deChile - UC fromnowon -makes the decision of committing to the methodology. Service Learning (SL) is the integration of community service activities in the academic curriculum, where studentsuseboth theacademic content and tools in service to the real needs of the community (Furco, 1999). Consistent with its institutional mission, UC began to incorporate the methodology into its curriculum in 2004, developing a rigorous training model for the practice of SL, which materialized two

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