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Barney, Steve T.; Corser, Grant C.; White, Lynn H. – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2010
Stigmas toward those who have mental illnesses are wide-spread and detrimental to the health and well-being of those suffering from these debilitating conditions, and to society as a whole. Stigma-reducing programs are plentiful but many are only marginally effective. In this paper we describe and evaluate a course in Psychopathology that included…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Service Learning, Psychopathology, Mental Disorders
Kahne, Joseph; Chi, Bernadette; Middaugh, Ellen – Canadian Journal of Education, 2006
We employed a quasi-experimental design using pre/post surveys and comparisons with control groups to examine the impact of the Constitutional Rights Foundation's CityWorks (U.S.A.) curriculum. In particular, we assessed its ability to further democratic aims by supporting the development of three forms of social capital: norms of civic…
Descriptors: Local Government, Social Networks, Service Learning, Role Models