From recipients to co-creators: Rural voices in e-service-learning course design
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2026
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Universidad Internacional de la Rioja : Logrono
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0034-9461
2174-0909
2174-0909
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Introduction: Digital technologies in service-learning enable the development of this pedagogical approach in contexts such as rural areas, giving rise to distinctive community–campus relationships in higher education.
Objective: To identify perceptions and considerations regarding the co-creation process in virtual service-learning (e-SL) between universities and rural partners, focusing on their characteristics, interactions, and functioning.
Method: Exploratory qualitative research based on an ethnomethodological approach, carried out through semi-structured, in-depth interviews. The purposive sample consisted of 16 participants: 8 university teachers and 8 rural community partners from Italy, Croatia, Spain, Austria, and Slovakia, all with experience in virtual service-learning courses. The interviews explored co-creation dynamics, roles, benefits, challenges, digital contexts, power dynamics, and sustainability, and were analysed using thematic analysis.
Results: The initial proposal for the design of e-SL courses involving rural participation often began informally through personal networks and evolved into structured processes based on shared decision-making, joint planning, and needs assessment. Benefits included the empowerment of community voices, the alignment of course content with community needs, the revitalisation of curricula, and enhanced university–community collaboration. Challenges included digital access, time constraints, and communication barriers. Ownership was distributed through shared decision-making, fostering trust and mutual respect.
Discussion: The findings emphasise reciprocal relationships, participatory behaviours, and the possibilities afforded by digital platforms. Co-creation in e-SL was regarded as a transformative practice, shifting epistemic authority toward a horizontal, relational, and reciprocal process. The sustainability of the process relies on ongoing commitment, trust, and technological infrastructure, aligning with theoretical models of co-creation and promoting long-term impact in the community.
Conclusions: e-SL co-creation enhances relevance and impact, both in learning and in rural development. It has the potential to foster rural engagement, enrich student learning, and align projects with local priorities. Digital platforms facilitate collaboration but may introduce barriers that need to be overcome to ensure sustainability.
Popis
In: Revista española de pedagogía = REP. Logrono : Universidad Internacional de la Rioja, 2026. ISSN 0034-9461. Vol. 84, no. 293 (2026), pp. 75-95.
Kľúčové slová
service-learning, vidiek, countryside, partnerstvo, partnership, univerzita, spolupráca, kooperácia, cooperation
Výstup z projektu
Erasmus+ 2024-1-SK01-KA220-HED-000245367 E-Service-Learning for Boosting Academic Civic Engagement in Rural Areas (CIVENHANCE)
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