Aula de reciclaje y consumo responsableuna experiencia aprendizaje-servicio parapersonas en riesgo de exclusión social

  1. Ares-Pernas, Ana 1
  2. Abad-López, María José 1
  3. Rico, Maite 1
  1. 1 Universidade da Coruña. Departamento de Física
Book:
Aprendizaje-Servicio e innovación en la universidad: Actas VII Congreso Nacional y II Internacional de Aprendizaje-Servicio Universitario
  1. Miguel Anxo Santos Rego (coord.)
  2. Alexandre Sotelino Losada (coord.)
  3. María del Mar Lorenzo Moledo

Publisher: Servicio de Publicaciones e Intercambio Científico ; Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

ISBN: 9788416533978

Year of publication: 2016

Pages: 51-61

Congress: Congreso Nacional de Aprendizaje-Servicio Universitario (7. 2016. Santiago de Compostela)

Type: Conference paper

Abstract

This paper presents a service-learning experience carried out in the subject Design and Polymer Processing of engineering Degree in Industrial Design and Product Development at the Uni versity of A Coruña. Undergraduate students taught a workshop focused on two groups of people at risk of social exclusion. The first one attended an employment Program and the second group was taking part of a Sewing Workshop arranged by Cáritas Diocesana Mondoñedo-Ferrol. The target of this activity is that the undergraduate students reach thetransversal skills associated with the experimental part of the course undertaking a community service. This service pursues a double goal; training for job search and teaching social values. All the activity stages are detailed in the present work. At the end, everyone involved (teachers, children, students) show a high degree of satisfaction. From this experience, we can conclude the usefulness of this tool in undergraduate learning