Building Community and Fostering Health and Well-Being through a Collaborative School Based Project

Abimbola O. Asojo, Hoa Vo, Suyeon Bae, Chelsea Hetherington, Sarah Cronin and Judy Myers

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Abstract: This article presents lessons learned from collaborative service-learning projects aimed at bridging the gap between theory and practice by providing students design experiences in authentic settings. Interior design students gained disciplinary and civic benefits while problem solving for a preK-5 elementary school calming room, dining room, and teacher sanctuary. The elementary school teachers and staff reported the redesigned calming room supported students' emotional and self-regulation skills. Teachers and staff also reported the dining room and teacher sanctuary supported the school community well-being. The authors' present findings and hope the article can serve as a model for educators interested in community building service-learning projects in school environments.

Keywords: Community; collaborative; service-learning; civic benefits; interior design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.97525

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