ERIC Number: EJ904633
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 12
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The Role of Service-Learning on the Retention of First-Year Students to Second Year
Bringle, Robert G.; Hatcher, Julie A.; Muthiah, Richard N.
Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, v16 n2 p38-49 Spr 2010
Retention of college students is a priority of all colleges and universities. This research investigated whether or not student enrollment in a service-learning course in the fall semester of college was related to (a) intentions to stay on that campus, based on self-reports at the end of the semester, and (b) re-enrollment the following fall on that campus, based on reports from campus registrars the following fall. Enrollment in a service-learning course was related to intentions to continue at the same campus and this relationship was mediated by the higher quality of service-learning courses (vs. non-service-learning courses). This relationship between service-learning and intentions to re-enroll at the same campus held even when pre-course intentions were covaried out. Re-enrollment at the same campus the following year was found to be related to enrollment in a service-learning course. This relationship was mediated by the higher quality of the service-learning courses (vs. non-service-learning courses) and greater intention to continue education at the campus, but these relationships did not persist after controlling for pre-course intentions. (Contains 5 figures, 2 tables and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Service Learning, Enrollment, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Intention, Educational Quality, Correlation, Role, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes
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
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Language: English
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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Does Not Meet Evidence Standards
WWC Study Page: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/study/81635
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