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Direct linkDaniel S. Schiff; Jeonghyun Lee; Jason Borenstein; Ellen Zegura – Studies in Higher Education, 2024
The literature on student development cautions that social responsibility attitudes may stagnate or decline as students proceed through college. Given the importance of students' future professional obligations to society, identifying ways to reverse this trend is crucial. In turn, an important aim of this study, situated at a large public…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Social Responsibility, Service Learning
Jason Headrick – New Directions for Student Leadership, 2024
Civic leadership programming can be found across the United States and allows individuals the opportunity to gain skills focused on engaging their local community, creating space for change and impact to occur, and developing civic agency, a practice of working together across differences. This work describes civic leadership understanding, an…
Descriptors: Civics, Leadership Training, Universities, Program Descriptions
Uncomfortable Emotion in a Justice-Oriented Service-Learning Course: Anger Predicts Civic Engagement
Lauren B. Cattaneo; Marissa M. Salazar; Kevin Ramseur II; Jenna M. Calton; Rachel Shor – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2023
Though uncomfortable emotion in the classroom has become politically controversial, scholarship has established its importance. In transformational learning in particular, scholars have theorized that far from being an undesirable side effect, student emotion is inherent in shifting beliefs and motivating action. In the "pedagogy of…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Psychological Patterns, Undergraduate Students, Citizen Participation
Jim Rost; Anita Carol Swayze; Janet McCormick – Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, 2023
A large American university in the southeastern United States has infused experiential learning into academic courses to create a national model that is both sustainable and replicable. The EXL Scholars Program has consistently shown growth and significant positive outcomes by providing students with opportunities for hands-on experiences in their…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Experiential Learning, Undergraduate Students, Service Learning
Ro, Hyun Kyoung; Fernandez, Frank; Kim, Sanga – Journal of College Student Development, 2021
Studying voter turnout in the 2016 presidential election among Asian American college students (AACSs) is timely given that the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has inflamed racism against Asian Americans. In the midst of this global pandemic, US President Trump incited racist attacks and led many to scapegoat Asian Americans for spreading the virus…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, College Students, Voting, Citizen Participation
Debra A. Giambo; Luis E. Garrido – Journal of Transformative Education, 2025
Course-based, service-learning, study-away opportunities for university students can result in transformational learning for students. Within the context of Mezirow's transformative learning theory (2008), this study explored university students' perceptions of a course-based, service-learning, study-away experience in a culture greatly different…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Cross Cultural Training, Courses, Transformative Learning
Daum, David N.; Marttinen, Risto; Banville, Dominique – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2022
Background: Service-learning is an approach in teacher education to expose pre-service teachers (PSTs) to experiences they will encounter when they enter the profession. During these service-learning experiences, PSTs experience issues related to behavior. K-12 students are increasingly diverse, and teachers and schools must adapt to meet their…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Service Learning, Diversity, Cultural Awareness
Aranda, Maurina L.; Diaz, Michelle; Mena, Lorenzo Gastelum; Ortiz, Jocelyn I.; Rivera-Nolan, Christian; Sanchez, Daniela C.; Sanchez, Melissa J.; Upchurch, Allison M.; Williams, Carleigh S.; Boorstin, Stephanie N.; Cardoso, Laura M.; Dominguez, Matthew; Elias, Sarah; Lopez, Elmer E.; Ramirez, Ruby E.; Romero, Paola Juliet; Tigress, Falina Nicole; Wilson, Jenee Alexandra; Winstead, Ryan; Cantley, Jason T.; Chen, Joseph C.; Fuse, Megumi; Goldman, Michael A.; Govindan, Brinda; Ingmire, Peter; Knight, Jonathan D.; Pasion, Sally G.; Pennings, Pleuni S.; Sehgal, Ravinder N. M.; de Vera, Patricia Tiongco; Kelley, Loretta; Schinske, Jeffrey N.; Riggs, Blake; Burrus, Laura W.; Tanner, Kimberly D. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2021
Scientist Spotlights--curricular materials that employ the personal and professional stories of scientists from diverse backgrounds--have previously been shown to positively influence undergraduate students' relatability to and perceptions of scientists. We hypothesized that engaging students in authoring Scientist Spotlights might produce…
Descriptors: Science Education, Student Developed Materials, Scientists, Undergraduate Students
Download full textCattaneo, Lauren B.; Calton, Jenna M.; Shor, Rachel; Younus, Syeda I.; Gebhard, Kris T.; Hargrove, Stephanie; Elshabassi, Nour; Al-Shaar, Batool – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2021
This article describes a longitudinal study of a social justice-oriented service-learning course at a large diverse university. The course elucidates the social causes of social problems, with poverty as a case example. Research shows that service-learning meaningfully impacts college students but that outcomes vary across courses and students,…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Service Learning, Social Problems, Poverty
Jessup-Anger, Jody E.; Armstrong, Megan; Johnson, Brianne – Review of Higher Education, 2020
In this qualitative, multiple-case study, we explored 30 students' experiences across three social justice living-learning communities (LLC) to understand their conception of social justice and LLC involvement. Moreover, we examined the community elements that advanced these outcomes. Despite similar goals across communities, students demonstrated…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Communities of Practice, Living Learning Centers, Student Participation
Trolian, Teniell L.; Jach, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2020
Background: Applied learning approaches that require students to enact learning continue to be expanded to various contexts within higher education. Researchers have demonstrated an association between applied learning and positive outcomes for students. Purpose: This study examines the relationship between engagement in applied learning…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, College Students, Experiential Learning, Learning Experience
Hemer, Kevin M.; Reason, Robert D. – Journal of College Student Development, 2021
Our multi-institutional study addresses the question: How do college students' backgrounds, collegiate engagement, and perceptions of the campus climate relate to the development of an activist orientation? Activism is framed as engagement in collective, sociopolitical action and measured using the Activism Orientation Scale (AOS). Meaningful…
Descriptors: Civics, Citizenship Education, College Students, Student Characteristics
Kehal, Prabhdeep Singh; Willse, Cadence – Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 2020
We explore how institutional types relate to individual students' depth and breadth of engagement, and the degree to which organizational pathways can increase the presence of marginalized students in formal engagement structures. Institutional type and organizational pathways increase student engagement, particularly for marginalized students;…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Institutional Characteristics, Disadvantaged, Student Characteristics
Wodika, Alicia B.; Middleton, Wendi K. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2020
Purpose: This study identified the attitudes and behaviors of college students regarding their advocacy for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Specifically, perceptions of climate change were assessed and advocacy activities were identified for climate change and/or other topics. Design/methodology/approach: Using convenience sampling,…
Descriptors: Climate, Advocacy, Correlation, Student Empowerment
Mitic, Radomir Ray – Research in Higher Education, 2020
This study contributes new evidence on the factors associated with undergraduate study abroad participation and post-college volunteering. Drawing on Education Longitudinal Study 2002-2012 data, this study analyzes how students' ascribed characteristics, academic achievement, college environment, and participation in study abroad are associated…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Study Abroad, Service Learning, Volunteers
