Service-Learning Might be the Key: Learning From the Challenges and Implementation Strategies in EFL Teacher Education in Oman

dc.creator	Thuwayba Al Barwani
dc.creator	Abdo Al-Mekhlafi
dc.creator	Ramani Perur Nagaratnam
dc.date	2013-07-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:13:59Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:13:59Z
dc.identifier	1694-609X
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/d34da108447c461d8a277952762c8a2a
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/16475
dc.description	Service-learning, a major reform in higher education, is considered essential for developing citizenship for the 21st century. This paper reports a study aimed at investigating the problems and challenges faced when implementing service-learning in pre-service education of teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and carried out in the Sultanate of Oman. The study also investigated the strategies that could possibly be used to overcome the challenges. A two-part questionnaire was designed and administered to a sample of 65 respondents comprising EFL instructors, pre-service student-teachers, administrators and administrative support staff. The first part of the questionnaire included 26 items covering 5 dimensions of challenges and the second consisted of 14 dimensions that covered a total of 77 strategies for overcoming the challenges identified. In general, the challenges were perceived to present serious problems in implementing service-learning; there were no significant differences between respondent groups on account of gender. The study also found that the strategies suggested were perceived to be very helpful in overcoming the challenges with no significant differences between faculty and administrators.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	International Journal of Instruction
dc.relation	http://www.e-iji.net/dosyalar/iji_2013_2_8.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1694-609X
dc.source	International Journal of Instruction, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 109-128 (2013)
dc.subject	Implementing Service-Learning
dc.subject	Service-Learning Challenges
dc.subject	Strategies
dc.subject	EFL Teacher Education
dc.subject	Implementation Strategies
dc.subject	Service Learning in Higher Education
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Service-Learning Might be the Key: Learning From the Challenges and Implementation Strategies in EFL Teacher Education in Oman
dc.type	article