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The main aim of this chapter is to support teachers of service-learning (SL) subjects and projects in conducting a scholarly study on some aspect of the teaching and learning process. Key principles from the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL ) are outlined with foundational references provided. Topics include: (1) the benefits of conducting SoTL studies in SL for the teacher/researcher; (2) types of scholarly studies that can be conducted on the teaching of SL; (3) basic background on SoTL including the standards applicable to all forms of scholarly work; and (4) the main stages of drafting questions, designing, conducting, analyzing, and disseminating the results of a scholarly study. The chapter contains a summary checklist of the key questions presented.
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Csete, J.M. (2019). Turning Service-Learning Teaching into Scholarly Work. In: T. L. Shek, D., Ngai, G., C. F. Chan, S. (eds) Service-Learning for Youth Leadership. Quality of Life in Asia, vol 12. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0448-4_16
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