Cambridge Scholars Publishing Service-Learning in Higher Education in Africa

This book will help stakeholders in higher education appreciate service-learning as an innovative and active approach with the potential to enrich students’ learning experiences, while adding value to the service mission of higher education. The approach not only links academic learning to everyday life, but also exposes students to a variety of opportunities for the development of life and career skills. The book will serve to bring university teaching out of the clouds and restore in students’ minds the connection between what they are learning and the people their education is meant to help. The approach advocated here will serve to have a long-term and salutary effect on the whole nature of university learning. When students are given the opportunity to participate actively in the learning process, which includes civic engagement, they will be able to learn not only theoretically, but also experientially through practice, as experience is generally one of the best ways to learn. About the Author Titus O. Pacho is Lecturer of Educational Foundations at St. Augustine University of Tanzania, and has a background in philosophy and education. He is the author of two books, several articles, book chapters, and learning modules, including Critical and Creative Education for the New Africa (2013). His research focuses on innovative approaches to education for responsible citizenry and social transformation. He received a PhD in Educational Science with a focus on Service-Learning from the University of Hamburg, Germany. Prior to working in higher education, he taught at secondary school level.