Service-Learning Integration as Pedagogical Strategy for Enhancing Higher Education Students’ Global Citizenship Competencies

Allan Militante; Bernard Ferrer; Bien Añonuevo; Rudy Bhonne De Lara; Ernesto Bastida; Justine Joy Sabanal

doi:10.37251/jske.v6i1.1222

Service-Learning Integration as Pedagogical Strategy for Enhancing Higher Education Students’ Global Citizenship Competencies

10.37251/jske.v6i1.1222

Allan Jr. M. Militante: Kolehiyo ng Lungsod ng Dasmariñas

Philippines
Bernard A. Ferrer: Kolehiyo ng Lungsod ng Dasmariñas

Philippines
Bien M. Añonuevo: Kolehiyo ng Lungsod ng Dasmariñas

Philippines
Rudy Bhonne R. De Lara: Kolehiyo ng Lungsod ng Dasmariñas

Philippines
Ernesto L. Bastida Jr.: Kolehiyo ng Lungsod ng Dasmariñas

Philippines
Justine Joy N. Sabanal: Kolehiyo ng Lungsod ng Dasmariñas

Philippines; jjnsabanal@kld.edu.ph

Purpose of the study: The main purpose of the study was to examine the extent of service-learning integration and the enhancement of global citizenship competencies.

Methodology: Descriptive-correlational research design was employed in this study. Four hundred six (406) respondents from the different institutes of Kolehiyo ng Lungsod ng Dasmarinas, a locally funded higher education institution, were surveyed. Pearson product-moment correlation and stepwise multiple linear regression analysis were used to analyze the collected data.

Main Findings: Results revealed that HEI teachers integrated service-learning approach into instructional materials designing and development, course expectations and learning standards, assessment tools and procedures, classroom management and learning environments, and lesson planning and teaching strategies to a great extent. Direct learning and research-based activities were the dominant service-learning types used for the HEI curricula. Furthermore, the global citizenship competencies indicated a significant relationship with and were influenced by the components of service-learning.

Novelty/Originality of this study: This research provides a theoretical perspective about how service-learning approach influences the acquisition of global citizenship competencies among students, making them more ready and eligible for thriving in the demands of the future.
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A. Militante, B. Ferrer, B. Añonuevo, R. B. De Lara, E. Bastida, and J. J. Sabanal, “Service-Learning Integration as Pedagogical Strategy for Enhancing Higher Education Students’ Global Citizenship Competencies”, Jo. Soc. Know. Ed, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 38–53, Feb. 2025, doi: 10.37251/jske.v6i1.1222.
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