Development of Competencies through
Service Learning at the University

Pilar Folgueiras Bertomeu Universidad de Barcelona
Marcela Martínez Vivot Universidad de Buenos Aires

The following article describes an evaluative case study of a service learning initiative implemented in Los Piletones, an impoverished neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Specifically, the study focuses on identifying and analyzing nine general competencies (social responsibility and civic engagement, capacity to apply knowledge for practice, ability to communicate with a non-expert public, etc.) that the program manages to develop in participating students from an undergraduate Veterinary program.

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