Teaching the Catholic Intellectual Tradition through an Experiential Learning Program

Authors

Susan T. Dinnocenti, Connecticut Association for the GiftedFollow
Maria Lizano-DiMare, Sacred Heart UniversityFollow
Khawaja Mamun, Sacred Heart UniversityFollow
Rupendra Paliwal, Sacred Heart UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

A Catholic University has a specific mission of preserving, transmitting and developing the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. This paper proposes an experiential learning program to support this mission of the catholic universities. This program aims to provide integrated and practical learning of fundamental moral values of catholic intellectual tradition and issues related to social justice while developing the critical and analytical thinking through exposure to real world problems, their possible solutions and a personal reflection. In this paper, we use a microfinance program in an underdeveloped country as the premise for the experiential learning program specifically for business students. Moreover, the proposed program has a clearly defined 5-step module with flexibility to adapt to different academic discipline.

Comments

The article has been submitted for publication to the Catholic Education Journal.

Recommended Citation

Dinnocenti, Susan T.; Lizano-DiMare, Maria; Mamun, Khawaja; and Paliwal, Rupendra, "Teaching the Catholic Intellectual Tradition through an Experiential Learning Program" (2014). WCBT Working Papers. 16.
https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/wcob_wp/16