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Nowell, Sallie W.; Regan, Tara; Amsbary, Jessica; Crais, Elizabeth; Able, Harriet – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2020
As the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) rises and individuals with ASD seek community inclusion, there is a great need for community awareness and knowledge of ASD. This study aimed to address this need using service-learning pedagogy to increase undergraduate students' awareness, knowledge, and perception of ASD. Two cohorts of…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Undergraduate Students, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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D'Abundo, Michelle Lee; Fugate-Whitlock, Elizabeth; Fiala, Kelly Ann; Covan, Eleanor Krassen – Journal of Health Education Teaching, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this research was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of both students and older adults that participated in a service-learning, environmental health education program called Recycling Mentors (RM). Methods: Surveys were conducted before and after participation in RM. Quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS.…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Older Adults, Recycling, Statistical Analysis
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Abu-Shakra, Amal – European Journal of Educational Research, 2012
For a university service learning educational research project addressing Legionnaires' disease (LD), a Yes/No questionnaire on community awareness of LD was developed and distributed in an urban community in North Carolina, USA. The 456 questionnaires completed by the participants were sorted into yes and no sets based on responses obtained to…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Educational Research, Age Differences, Diseases