Purpose in Life in Higher Education: Is There a Role for Service-Learning?-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Purpose in Life in Higher Education: Is There a Role for Service-Learning?

Published:2023-11-22 Issue:12 Volume:13 Page:1170
ISSN:2227-7102
Container-title:Education Sciences
language:en
Short-container-title:Education Sciences

Author:

Ribeiro Luísa Mota¹^ORCID,Doroftei Alexandra²^ORCID,Miranda Francisca¹^ORCID,Themudo Carmo³,Dias Paulo⁴^ORCID,Peixoto Ricardo⁴^ORCID,Oliveira Ana⁵,Correia Maria⁶^ORCID,Aramburuzabala Pilar⁷^ORCID,Rosário Pedro⁸^ORCID,Bringle Robert G.⁹

Affiliation:

1. Research Centre for Human Development, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal

2. Centre for Research and Intervention in Education, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal

3. Unit for the Integral Development of the Person, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal

4. Centre for Philosophical and Humanistic Studies, Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4710-363 Braga, Portugal

5. Católica Research Centre for Psychological, Family and Social Wellbeing, Faculty of Human Sciences, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 1649-023 Lisboa, Portugal

6. Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 3504-505 Viseu, Portugal

7. Departamento de Pedagogía, Facultad de Formación de Profesorado y Educación, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain

8. Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Escola de Psicologia, Universidade do Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal

9. Department of Psychology, School of Science, Indiana University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5146, USA

Abstract

The current study analyzed university students’ purpose in life in the context of service-learning (SL) courses developed in a university in Portugal. Briefly, 112 graduation and master students, from different areas, involved in 15 SL courses (82 female; 73.2%; age ranging from 18 to 51; M = 23; SD = 6.51) participated in this study. Questionnaires included an open-ended question about students’ purpose in life. Four closed-ended questions were included to understand student’s perceptions of change in their purpose in life arising from the SL courses and other perceptions about their SL course. Qualitative data were analyzed via content analysis with NVivo. Results indicated that students’ purpose in life ranged from social-related goals, such as helping or caring for others, to personal-related goals, including personal growth and well-being. Most of the students (71.4%) reported that their purpose in life changed moderately or a lot after participating in a SL course. Findings are discussed in light of the literature, identifying implications for the development of SL courses in higher education, considering the contribution of this pedagogic methodology to the definition and reconfiguration of young people’s purpose in life.

Funder

Porticus

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Public Administration,Developmental and Educational Psychology,Education,Computer Science Applications,Computer Science (miscellaneous),Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/13/12/1170/pdf

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