The applied project sought to gain insight into student perceptions of required volunteerism in the context of coursework. The study included classes at a mid-sized southeastern community college and occurred in a single semester. The study was qualitative in nature and utilized focus groups and the analysis of reflective assignments to gather…

This study discusses the implementation of a service learning component in community college communication 101 level courses. Through the execution of a service learning component in communication classes at a community college, students' communicative competency and attitude toward community service is assessed. Using two different delivery…

Designed to investigate the impact of service-learning on developmental-level students' success and retention, this study reports the results of pre-and postcourse surveys with service-learning and nonservice-learning sections of developmental courses at Miami-Dade College. Knowledge gained, course pass rates, and both in-class and…