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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
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Complicating College Students' Conception of the American Dream through Community Service Learning
Seider, Scott C.; Gillmor, Susan C.; Rabinowicz, Samantha A.
Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, v17 n1 p5-19 Fall 2010
This study considered the impact of the SERVE Program upon participating college students' belief in the American Dream. The SERVE Program is a community service learning program sponsored by the philosophy and theology departments at Ignatius University. Using a mixed methods approach, the authors found that participating students demonstrated significant declines in their belief in the American Dream in comparison to a randomly assigned control group. Qualitative interviews revealed that the program exerted this influence, in part, by providing participants with diverse opportunities to think critically about the availability of opportunity in the United States. (Contains 2 notes, 1 footnote, and 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Service Learning, Democratic Values, Philosophy, Social Justice, Beliefs, Outcomes of Education, Urban Universities, Qualitative Research, Interviews, School Community Relationship, Educational Practices, Opportunities, Church Related Colleges, Work Ethic, Moral Values, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Comparative Analysis, Student Surveys, Pretests Posttests, Attitude Measures, College Students, Student Attitudes, College Instruction, Attitude Change
Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning, University of Michigan. 1024 Hill Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3310. Tel: 734-647-7402; Fax: 734-647-7464; Web site: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/mjcsl
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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