The Role of Service Learning in Developing Life Skills among Students of Oum El Bouaghi University

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the role of service learning in developing life skills among students at Oum El Bouaghi University, by measuring its level of contribution across three dimensions: social skills, academic skills, and personal skills. The descriptive method was adopted to conduct this study, through the construction of a questionnaire to measure the three dimensions, which was distributed to a sample of 94 students.
The results of the study showed that service learning contributes significantly to the development of life skills among university students. Social skills ranked first, followed by academic skills, while personal skills ranked third, and all these skills were within a high level. These results indicate the effectiveness of service learning as an educational approach that links theoretical and practical cognitive aspects in university training, contributing to the preparation of students who possess essential life skills.