Service-Learning in Asia: Curricular Models and Practices

Contributors

J. CHITHRA has been a senior professor of mathematics at Lady Doak College, Madurai, India since 1987. She obtained her master of arts in mathematics and philosophy from Madras Christian College, affiliated to Madras University, with a specialization in cryptography. She is currently a coordinator of the Centre for Outreach and Service-Learning Program at the college. She has been a program officer of the National Service Scheme in the college for 6 years and has been coordinating all the extension programs of the college for the past 8 years. She has attended conferences and workshops and presented papers on servicelearning at national and international levels. She has also attended the InterCultural Course on Women and Society at Manila in the Philippines and is actively involved in women’s studies at the college. Helen Mary JACQUELINE is a senior lecturer in economics at Lady Doak College, Madurai, India. She is currently a coordinator for the Centre for Outreach and Service-Learning Program at the college. She obtained five postgraduate degrees: an MA in economics from Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai; an MA in population studies from Annamalai University, Chidambaram; a master of philosophy (MPhil) in applied economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; a master of human resource management (MHRM) from Annamalai University, Chidambaram; and a master of business administration (MBA) from Annamali University, Chidambaram. She was the program officer of the National Service Scheme for 5 years and is actively involved in service-learning program and human rights activities. She has published more than 10 articles and presented papers in about 18 seminars and conferences at state, regional, national and international levels. Contributors Kwok Hung LAI, PhD, is a senior student affairs officer at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. He is currently the director of the Institute of Student Affairs of the Asia-Pacific Student Services Association, after serving as treasurer since 2002. He is also the vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Student Services Association. Dr Lai is a registered social worker with over 26 years of professional experiences in working with youths in the fields of social work and education. He has published more than 50 articles in local newspapers and international journals. His research interests are in youth work, crime and delinquency, civic education, campus culture, student learning, and career aspirations. Dennis LEE is regional vice president and managing director, Asia, for Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), a global non-profit organization represented in 48 countries. Previously, he was deputy executive director at Singapore International Foundation (SIF). Academically, Mr Lee holds three postgraduate degrees: an MBA from the University of Hull, United Kingdom; a master of divinity (MDiv); and a master of theological studies (MTS) from Regent College, Vancouver, Canada. He also obtained a postgraduate diploma in business administration from the Society of Business Practitioners, United Kingdom. His professional and tertiary education in marketing and civil engineering led to diplomas in these disciplines from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, United Kingdom, and the Singapore Polytechnic respectively. Carol Hok Ka MA, PhD, is assistant director of the Office of Service-Learning and an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at Lingnan University. She was awarded a W. T. Chan Fellowship to study and practice service-learning (elderly-related programs) at the University of California, Los Angeles. She was also awarded a Lingnan Foundation Scholarship to do a service-learning research internship on the topic of “doctorolder patient relationship through negotiation” at the National Primary Health Care Centre, the University of Manchester. Currently, she serves on several important government committees in Hong Kong, including the Hong Kong Awards for Young People; Commission on Youth; Working Group on Active Ageing, Elderly Commission; Tuen Mun District Coordinating Committee on Promotion of Volunteer Service, Social Welfare Department; Fight Crime Committee (Tuen Mun District), Home Affairs Department; and as school governor for Lingnan Dr Chung Wing Kwong Memorial Secondary School. Her rich experiences in service-learning inspire her to explore different teaching/ learning models/pedagogies in the Asia-Pacific Region. Contributors x Charn MAYOT is director of St. Martin Center for Professional Ethics and Service Learning, Student Affairs, Assumption University, Thailand. He has been in charge of teaching business and professional ethics seminar and supervising a service-learning program for undergraduate students at Assumption University since 1998. He is also an ethics trainer for administrators of some corporations in his country. He has written a...