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Service-Learning in university innovation. An experience conducted in the training of social educators
 This article presents the assessment of an innovative experience using the Service-Learning Methodology
in the Degree of Social Education (University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU).It has been accomplished
within the second year subject “General methodological proposals in socio-educational intervention and
social exclusion» coursed by 67 students during the 2011-2012 school year.. This work´s methodology
based on assessment research focuses on three different areas: Theoretical base about the development
and impact of this methodology in higher education in the interna-tional scope. Description about the
design and development of the experience, and Global assessment of the process. Outcomes, difficulties and
corrective measures were analysed by all involved agents; students, community partners (local organizations,
institutions and different entities which took an active part in the experience)and teachers. We conclude
by providing evidence of the contextualized, experiential, deep and professionalizing learning experienced
by the students as well as the caused moti-vation. Finally, we reflect on the difficulties and challenges that
teachers and academic institutions must face in order to extent the implementation of this methodology in
higher education.
 Service–Learning, Educational innovation, Teaching methodology, University education, Social
education.
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Alonso, I., Arandia, M., Martínez Domínguez, I., Martínez Domínguez, B.,
& Gezuraga, M. (2013). El Aprendizaje-Servicio en la innovación universitaria. una experiencia realizada en la formación de educadoras y educadores sociales. International Journal of Education for Social Justice (RIEJS), 2(2),
195-216.
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