Affiliation:
1. University of Alcalá and Police Sciences University Research Institute (IUICP)
2. Dept.Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Alcalá (UAH) and University Institute for Research in Police Sciences (IUICP)
3. University of Alcalá and and Police Sciences University Research Institute (IUICP)
4. University of Alcalá and National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Science
5. University of Alcalá
6. University of Alclá
Abstract
The service-learning methodology combines active learning processes and community service. This service-learning experience was performed using an interdisciplinary and cross plan. The teachers made a horizontal coordination in the courses, and a vertical coordination in subjects of the Degrees involved. This allowed working together in the students’ curricular training process. It also permitted covering various specific skills, as corresponds to the different subjects, whilst optimizing the students’ workload. The service addressed the problem of drug-facilitated sexual assaults (DFSA) in the youth leisure nightlife. DFSA is the temporary disability of a person caused by a decrease in her/his volitional and cognitive abilities due to the voluntary or involuntary consumption of a psychoactive substance. An active learning about the problem was encouraged in the classroom, focused on recognizing myths, attitudes, and risk situations. The service-learning actions to the community was based on an anonymous survey conducted among the students, which dealt with the problem. The Service Learning was stimulated through the design, planning and development of activities aimed at gaining social awareness of the existing problem while favouring peer learning processes. The students undertook awareness actions at different levels, spreading their message by means of social networks, high school workshops, and information stands on the street.
Publisher
Universitat Politècnica de València