An Action Research of Service Learning Program into Civic Teaching：The Case of Guang-De Junior High School in Taichung County

[[abstract]]Abstract: This study was designed to explore the junior high school students to participate in the activities of service learning experience, and civic courses with teachers in the use ofservice learning activities to the effectiveness of the implementation experience. In this study, six service learning program of activities for the design, selected "Love Service Club" 35 members to study the objects and to use action research approach and to participate in observation, focus group interviews and other methods to collect data for analysis. The main findings and conclusions are as follows: 1.Service learning activities into the implementation of the civic course in junior high school, exploit the service , increasing the number of students experience the richness of the learning process. 2. Service learning activities into the implementation of the civic course in junior high school, students get personal and groups growth in the effectiveness of learning. 3.Service learning activities into the implementation of the civic course in junior high school, to assist teachers in teaching the process of constant self-reflection and to choice the optimal teaching methods. 4.Service learning activities into the implementation of the civic course in junior high school, it’s good to have a positive help in professional development for teachers. Based on above conclusions, this research makes some suggestions: 1. Suggestions to students (1) More participation in public affairs, and concern for the community and society. (2) Engaged in a legitimate and profitable of leisure activities and services of others. (3) Make things more creativity, design it and participate in voluntary services. 2. Suggestions to teachers (1) Teachers should enhance the knowledge of the concept of voluntary service and join service activities. And encourage students to participate in service activities. 3. Suggestions to the school (1) School can consider holding more service activities for the whole school . (2) School have to go public with voluntary service message, to encourage teachers to participate in the colloquium, and accommodate volunteer service to the county or city government and acquaint teachers with the relevant information. 4. Suggestions to the education administration unit (1) To promote and implement voluntary service activities policy actively at all levels of schools . 5. Suggestions to future study (1) Use qualitative and quantitative research methods, make the study more completely. (2) To expand the scope and research objectives of voluntary service , and keep track of the study.