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Download full textSong, Wei; Furco, Andrew; Lopez, Isabel; Maruyama, Geoffrey – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2017
Underrepresented students have been identified as being less likely to attain a college degree than their majority counterparts. Service-learning (SL) offers students an opportunity to engage in community work and improve skills that might contribute to their educational success in college. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of SL…
Descriptors: College Students, Minority Group Students, Disproportionate Representation, Service Learning
Pelco, Lynn E.; Ball, Christopher T.; Lockeman, Kelly S. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2014
The effect of service-learning courses on student growth was compared for 321 first-generation and 782 non-first-generation undergraduate students at a large urban university. Student growth encompassed both academic and professional skill development. The majority of students reported significant academic and professional development after…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Student Development, First Generation College Students, College Students
