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An Evaluation of Service Learning for Associate Degree Nursing Students
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Pauli, Valerie M. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to evaluate outcomes of the service-learning requirement in the Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) curriculum at the local college. The problem addressed in this study was that the local ASN program lacked formal evaluation of the service-learning requirement. Guided by Kolb's model of experiential learning, a…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Associate Degrees, Nursing Students, Summative Evaluation
Outcomes of an Academic Service-Learning Project on Four Urban Community Colleges
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Greenwood, Debra Abston – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2015
Service-learning has a rich history in higher education, with a multitude of studies indicating positive learning, community engagement, and moral development outcomes of student participants. The majority of the research findings, however, have represented four-year colleges. And while there are limited outcome studies of service-learning in…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Service Learning, Moral Development, Community Colleges
Institutionalized Community College Service Learning to Promote Engagement
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Arnaud, Velda – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Community college graduation rates are low, and community colleges have been tasked with producing more graduates to meet workforce needs. Research has determined that engaged students remain at their institutions and complete their degrees. Service learning has been identified as a high-impact practice that engages students with their learning…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Service Learning, Learner Engagement, Qualitative Research
Applying Organizational Leadership Theory to Evaluate a Community College Orientation and Preparation Program with Predominantly Latino/a Students: Qualitative Interviews in a Service-Learning Project. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 1
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Luis M. Andrade; Angela Hoppe Nagao; Esmeralda Medrano; Josephine Macharia Lowe; Ding-Jo Currie – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2015
In this case study, a team of doctoral students--Luis M. Andrade, Angela Hoppe Nagao, Esmeralda Medrano, and Josephine Macharia Lowe--in a community college leadership program participated in a service-learning field project as part of an organizational theory course to analyze comparative outcomes of a college orientation and preparation program…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Community Colleges, School Orientation, Interviews
Sustaining Service-Learning: Best Practices at Six Exemplar U.S. Community Colleges
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Ludwick, Ann Martha – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This qualitative study identified key factors associated with exemplar service-learning programs at six community colleges across the United States. The purpose of this case study was to determine why these programs have sustained over time and to better understand how administrators and faculty meet shifting demands for service-learning. The…
Descriptors: Research Design, Interviews, Educational Opportunities, Community Colleges
Improving Student Learning Outcomes with Service Learning
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Prentice, Mary; Robinson, Gail – American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2010
In 2006 the Learn and Serve America program of the Corporation for National and Community Service awarded a three-year grant to the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). Selected through a national competition, thirteen colleges participated in AACC's "Community Colleges Broadening Horizons through Service Learning" grant project.…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Majors (Students), College Faculty, Community Colleges