ERIC Number: EJ1265100
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 15
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Graduate and Undergraduate Student Development as a Result of Participation in a Grief Education Service Learning Course
Wheat, Laura S.; Szepe, Arden; West, Nathan B.; Riley, Kertesha B.; Gibbons, Melinda M.
Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, v11 n2 p31-45 2019
Limited research exists on the role service learning can play in helping students understand loss and grief. Through semi-structured interviews with students and instructors, online surveys, and course feedback, this qualitative case study examined the experiences of 15 university students in an outreach course working with grieving K-12 students. Students self-reported gaining greater intra- and interpersonal understanding and grief processing self-efficacy. Instructors emphasized intentionality and the intertwined nature of course experiences influencing meaning making.
Descriptors: Grief, Service Learning, Role, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Feedback (Response), Outreach Programs, Self Efficacy, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Kindergarten, Elementary School Students, Case Studies, Secondary School Students, Cognitive Processes, Teaching Methods, Outcomes of Education, College Faculty, Mentors, Experiential Learning
Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education. Tirey Hall Room 132 A, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809. Web site: https://discovery.indstate.edu/jcehe/index.php/joce/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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