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Download full textRyan, Rebecca G. – Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 2017
Students in an undergraduate course opted to either complete a service-learning project or write article summary papers over the course of a semester. Analyses revealed a significant increase in aspects of empathy, social responsibility, and community and personal involvement in the service-learning group, but not in the control group. The…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Comparative Analysis, Outcomes of Education, Empathy
Direct linkHatcher, Julie A. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2011
Preparing graduates to be active citizens is a core value of colleges and universities in the United States. Historically, higher education has had a commitment to developing the civic commitment of its graduates; yet the degree to which this commitment is endorsed and actualized varies with time and across institutions. In "College Learning for…
Descriptors: General Education, College Graduates, Service Learning, Social Responsibility
Peer reviewedSteinke, Pamela; Buresh, Stacey – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2002
Reviews literature on cognitive outcomes of service learning with an emphasis on how convincing the results are to faculty. Explores how self-report measures produce the most consistent positive findings yet are one of the least persuasive measures; other measures based in the cognitive sciences, such as problem-solving protocols, show promise but…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWaldstein, Fredric A.; Reiher, Todd C. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2001
A study examining the contributions of service learning to students' cognitive, affective, civic, and social development surveyed 801 ninth-grade students in 6 school districts over 2 years. Personal development and civic involvement ratings were significantly higher for students who engaged in all three types of service activity: volunteerism,…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Cognitive Development, Grade 9, High School Students
