Enabling responsible living by increasing social awareness integrating social responsibility projects into undergraduate curricula

dc.authorid0000-0002-6116-1786en_US
dc.contributor.authorGökler-DanIs¨man I.
dc.contributor.authorBademci Ö.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-12T21:57:16Z
dc.date.available2024-07-12T21:57:16Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.departmentMaltepe Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractSocial awareness can be defined as developing a meaningful relatedness to and taking responsibility in the surrounding social environment and social phenomena. It is usually referred to with the term social consciousness. Social consciousness requires becoming an active citizen by showing respect to human rights and basic freedoms; contributing to the development of social justice and solidarity; and participating in the process of decision-making and responsible living. Universities play a key role in the development of social awareness by providing opportunities for the students to internalize a sense of social responsibility and encouraging them to become engaged citizens, through developing and carrying out social responsibility projects. Integrating social responsibility projects into the graduate curriculum on the basis of such partnership promotes relevant knowledge and stimulates the will for responsible living and active citizenship. This chapter focuses on the important role of a university-non-governmental organization (NGO) partnership by providing a specific example of such a partnership between Maltepe University and Youth Re-autonomy Foundation of Turkey. At Maltepe University, psychology students are involved in an NGO-initiated Youth Re-autonomy Project by taking a Social Responsibility Project Course. Results of the qualitative analysis of the students' personal experiences will be discussed in terms of sources of motivation for project participation, personal and professional gains and expected contributions for beneficiaries. © 2013 Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. All rights are reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-642-22048-7_9
dc.identifier.endpage132en_US
dc.identifier.isbn9783642220487; 3642220479; 9783642220470
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84929937904en_US
dc.identifier.startpage121en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22048-7_9
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/8656
dc.identifier.volume9.78E+12en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer-Verlag Berlin Heidelbergen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEnabling Responsible Livingen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryKitap Bölümü - Uluslararasıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.snmzKY05545
dc.subjectActive citizenshipen_US
dc.subjectCurriculum developmenten_US
dc.subjectSocial responsibilityen_US
dc.titleEnabling responsible living by increasing social awareness integrating social responsibility projects into undergraduate curriculaen_US
dc.typeBook Part
dspace.entity.typePublication

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