Sustained Engagement Experiences in Kinesiology: An Engaged Department Initiative
Click name to view affiliation
Search for other papers by Brian D. Clocksin in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Margo B. Greicar in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Community engagement is commonly imbedded in the ethos of institutions of higher education and has been identified as a High Impact Practice for student learning and retention. The Sustained Engagement Experiences in Kinesiology (SEEK) program at the University of La Verne is a curriculum-wide approach that moves students through four stages of community engagement: Respect, Participating with Effort, Self-Directions, and Leadership. The stages are developmentally sequenced across the curriculum and provide opportunities for learners to move from passive participants to active engagement scholars. The engagement experiences serve to enhance students’ abilities to transfer what they learn in the classroom to real-life problems, foster an asset-based approach to community engagement, and facilitate a transition from surface-to deep-learning.
Clocksin and Greicar are with the University of La Verne, La Verne, CA.
© 2023 Human Kinetics