Community-based learning, transformative education, inclusive pedagogy
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Background: Traditional education systems often struggle to reach marginalized populations and address diverse learning needs in dynamic, real-world contexts. Community-based learning (CBL) emerges as a transformative response to this challenge, enabling more inclusive, participatory, and experiential educational experiences that bridge formal schooling with lived realities.
Purpose: This study aimed to explore how community-based learning initiatives can effectively transform educational outcomes, particularly in underserved and socio-economically challenged settings. The research integrated perspectives from education, community development, sociology, and policy studies to construct a holistic understanding of CBL’s impact on learners, educators, and communities.
Method: A qualitative, multi-site case study design was employed across several rural and urban learning communities. Data were gathered through focus group discussions, interviews with educators and community leaders, classroom observations, and document analysis of CBL curricula. Analytical methods included thematic analysis and grounded theory coding to identify patterns of success, challenge, and innovation in CBL implementation.
Results: Findings revealed that community-based learning fosters critical thinking, civic engagement, and contextual understanding among students. Key success factors included collaborative curriculum design, involvement of local mentors and resource persons, and flexible pedagogical models. Furthermore, CBL enhanced social inclusion and built stronger relationships between schools and their surrounding communities, creating mutual accountability and shared ownership of the educational process.
Conclusion: The study concludes that community-based learning offers a powerful model for educational transformation, particularly when supported by policy frameworks that promote local autonomy, cross-sector partnerships, and adaptive learning environments. CBL not only enriches academic outcomes but also cultivates empowered, socially responsible learners capable of contributing to community resilience and sustainable development.
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