Service-learning as a Transformative Experience: An Analysis of the Impact of Service-Learning on Student Attitudes and Behaviors After Two Years of College
Editors
Sherril B. Gelmon & Shelley Billig
Document Type
Chapter
Publication Date
2007
Publication Title
From Passion to Objectivity: International and Cross- Disciplinary Perspectives on Service-Learning Research
Publisher
Info Age.
Publisher Location
Charlotte, NC
First page number:
111
Last page number:
134
Abstract
This chapter presents a longitudinal study that argues that students who engaged in service-learning based courses were more likely to engage in campus activities, attend alternative spring breaks, study abroad, and complete advocacy work. This is one of numerous studies to establish a correlation between service-learning courses and positive engagement outcomes for undergraduates ranging from increased motivation and personal growth to commitment to social justice and advocacy work. Once the PWR can establish a semester-based pre- and post-test assessment model, we will eventually want to think about longitudinal assessment.
Disciplines
Education | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Educational Leadership | Educational Methods | Educational Psychology
Language
English
Permissions
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Repository Citation
Bernacki, M. L.,
Bernt, F. M.
(2007).
Service-learning as a Transformative Experience: An Analysis of the Impact of Service-Learning on Student Attitudes and Behaviors After Two Years of College. In Sherril B. Gelmon & Shelley Billig,
From Passion to Objectivity: International and Cross- Disciplinary Perspectives on Service-Learning Research
111-134.
Charlotte, NC: Info Age..