Category Archives: Community-based research

Community Service-learning and Cultural-historical Activity Theory

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Giorgio Bertini

This paper explores the potential of cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT), to provide new insights into community service-learning (CSL) in higher education. While CSL literature acknowledges the influences of John Dewey and Paolo Freire, discussion of the potential contribution of cultural-historical … Continue reading →

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Community-based Research Methods – Putting Ideas into Action

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Giorgio Bertini

This article explores how we can more fully engage our students in research and social problems by creating community-based research methods courses. I describe a course I created in which students learned qualitative research methods and then conducted the majority … Continue reading →