JoinSynthesis for the Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences: Integrating Systems Approaches and Service Learning
A tight coupling of systems theory and service learning provides learners with the knowledge and skills required to tackle contemporary social-environmental challenges. The tangible benefits of a systems theory–service learning curriculum occur in two principal learning areas: increased knowledge breadth and depth. The authors present the tangible benefits of this deepening and broadening process along three axes: appreciation, research methods, and communication.