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Service learning in health administration programs.

Academic Exchange Quarterly

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Abstract

This article provides an introduction to service learning, a brief history/theoretical framework of service learning, followed by highlights of service learning projects as reported, using an electronic survey of members of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA). The AUPHA, which originated more than fifty years ago, has as one of it core components: to be a leader in transferring new pedagogical techniques and technology in health management education.

Introduction

Service learning is gaining popularity as a novel pedagogical tool to enhance learning in educational institutions across the country. As ...

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