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tion institutions are comprised of teachers from different communities and
cultures, community service becomes the ideal forum within which they can
intimately interact with issues that affect other communities. Hence, commu-
nity service becomes a service and an education tool that enhances aware-
ness of social issues that influence the abilities of communities to attain social,
economic and political development.

Community service in school has the outcome of benefiting both the communi-
ty and students. Educators assert these through ensuring that students gain
knowledge, experience and skills that are needed in the job market (Jacob et
al., 2015). In addition, their involvement in community services makes them
ideal candidates for jobs that require individual in social work and other fields
that need people with such skills. Meanwhile, communities gain by accessing
services that could not be delivered adequately by the relevant agencies or or-
ganizations as a result of resource limitations including financial constraints
and lack of manpower to deliver the needed services.

The integration social work should be a core aspect of institutional objectives
as part of their social responsibility programs. These serve the educators ob-
jectives since they enhance the students’ understanding of the issues that im- Ms. Farhana Nadeem
pact surrounding communities and the actions they can take to solve such
issues. Special Educator

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