Title

Poverty Simulation Participation: Transformative Learning Outcomes among Family and Consumer Sciences Students

Authors

Sally E. Arnett-Hartwick, Illinois State University
Tamra S. Davis, Illinois State University

Document Type

Article

SoTL Category

External/Clinical Experience

SoTL Discipline

Arts and Humanities

Publication Date

2019

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate to what extent participating in a poverty simulation effectively increase a student’s understanding of life in poverty among human development and family sciences (HDFS) and teacher education students in family and consumer sciences (FCS). Using a mixed-method design, a convenience sample of junior and senior undergraduate students (N=57) in FCS from a Midwestern state university participated in a modified version of a poverty simulation. Using a pre-post questionnaire, the quantitative results indicated overall scores moved in a favorable direction in attitude improvement toward the poor and the qualitative responses provided support for the poverty simulation as an effective instructional tool. The results concluded encouragement of more positive attitudes among the HDFS and teacher education students, providing future child care specialists, social service agents and educators with an empathic and interaction basis for working with clients and students who are experiencing poverty.

Comments

This article was published in Journal of Research in Technical Careers: Vol 3, Issue 2. (2019).

Recommended Citation

Arnett-Hartwick, Sally E. and Davis, Tamra S., "Poverty Simulation Participation: Transformative Learning Outcomes among Family and Consumer Sciences Students" (2019). Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Publications. 114.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/sotlpubs/114