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Community Engagement and Service

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Course Type Course Code No. Of Credits
Discipline Elective SES102601 2

Course Coordinator and Team:                 SES Faculty

Email of course coordinator:                       pcbabed@aud.ac.in 

Pre-requisites:                                               No

Course Description:

The course on Community Engagement and Service is an attempt to enrich the learning experiences of prospective teachers by fostering in them the idea of meaningful relationships, promote cultural competence and ultimately prepare teachers to be more effective educators in diverse and dynamic settings of a social landscape. This course is designed to develop insights into the functions of the community, enhance the ability of student teachers to enlist community support to and participation in school-related activities, make the community aware of the importance of education, issues associated with schooling, gender inequity, health & wellness of children, initiatives for supporting lifelong education etc. It aims at sensitizing the student teachers to initiate actions with the support of the community members to address the social, cultural and educational problems, and develop social leadership skills through community services.

Course Objectives:

  • To introduce and assess the conventional as well as contemporary approaches to understanding community engagement in the Institution.
  • To expose student teachers to the socio-economic issues in society and community-supported development activities
  • To make the community aware of the importance of education and educational issues.
  • To explore the democratic ways of intervention for to ensure community engagement in school management, classroom teaching and school life.

Course Outcomes:

After completion of the course, student teachers will be able to:

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  • Recognize the socio-economic issues in the community and identify initiatives that could help solve problems faced by the community,
  • Demonstrate an awareness of the functions of the community, and the measures required for enlisting community participation in school-related activities,
  • Undertake initiatives that are required to make the community aware of the importance of education, issues associated with schooling, gender inequity, health & wellness of children, illiteracy among youth and adults in the community etc.,
  • Suggest actions in collaboration with community members to address the social, cultural and educational problems in the community,
  • Organize activities such as street plays, advocacy activities, door-to-door campaigns, and prabhat-pheris, etc. to mobilize community participation in development initiatives,
  • Demonstrate social leadership quality through community services,
  • Organize interactions between schools and local communities for generating solutions to problems such as dropout and learning deficits,
  • Facilitate partnerships between local communities to enhance participation of the community in school-related activities such as PTA meetings,
  • Recognize the fault lines of the society, such as casteism, social taboos and superstitions etc. and work towards bridging them to establish harmony in the society,
  • Demonstrate positive feelings towards the local community and appreciate traditional knowledge and practices,
  • Recognize the values of public service and active citizenship.

 Brief description of the modules:

Module-I: Preparation for Community Service

This module will provide an overview of the concept of the community engagement and services. It will engage and explore the opportunity for learning with and by the community. It will throw light on the existing types and patterns of community engagement and utilise it for empowering community.  It will explore the nature and context of school-community interface and will also examine the various initiatives to ensure and promote community participation in education. 

Module-II: Engagement with the Community

In this module the student teachers will be provided opportunities to have exposure to community life for ten days in total, two days in Preparation for Community Engagement & Service in the institution, seven days working with the community, and the last day in the institution for sharing their experiences and reflections.

Module- III: Feedback Session & Reflection

In this module a discussion on the activities conducted and reflection on the experiences will be shared in the classroom. It will also explore the emergence, nature and context of New Age Communities i.e., virtual and real. It will examine and analyse some contemporary practices of New Age Community essential for prospective teachers in the 21st century.    

Assessment Plan

Assignment-I

Campus engagement & construction of tools

25 %

Assignment-II

Community engagement & Services (community walk and reflections)

25%

Assignment-III

Group Report & Presentation ( a list of resources)

50%

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