Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 0 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 5 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 10 |
Descriptor
Source
International Journal of… | 10 |
Author
Simons, Lori | 2 |
Aydlett, Lydia | 1 |
Benander, Ruth | 1 |
Blank, Nancy | 1 |
Brail, Shauna | 1 |
Brown, Deana | 1 |
Clearly, Joseph | 1 |
Esposito, Judith | 1 |
Fehr, Lawrence | 1 |
Finley, Laura | 1 |
Georganas, Denise | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 10 |
Reports - Research | 7 |
Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
Tests/Questionnaires | 2 |
Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
Higher Education | 10 |
Postsecondary Education | 4 |
Adult Education | 1 |
Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Audience
Location
Georgia | 1 |
North Carolina | 1 |
Panama | 1 |
Pennsylvania | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
White Racial Identity… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Stone, Brian; Kay, Donovan; Reynolds, Antony; Brown, Deana – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2020
Students with blindness or visual impairment face learning barriers in the typical higher education classroom where a great deal of information is conveyed visually. Instructors can use a variety of strategies to accommodate such students and make visually presented information accessible. One common and inexpensive strategy is the use of tactile…
Descriptors: Computer Peripherals, Service Learning, Open Educational Resources, Accessibility (for Disabled)
Yook, Eunkyong – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2018
Interest in service learning has increased in the past two decades, partly due to recent accumulation of knowledge about its beneficial outcomes to participants and society. This manuscript describes a small group basic communication course taught in a service learning format at a small liberal arts college. Qualitative comments as well as…
Descriptors: Service Learning, College Students, Student Surveys, Interpersonal Communication
Grange, Christina; Miller, Antoinette – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2018
This paper demonstrates how partnering with digital storytelling initiatives, like the StoryCorps project, can yield fruitful service-learning opportunities, while also supporting innovative approaches for teaching students from a range of disciplines who are enrolled in Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 1101). While various pedagogical tools for…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Psychology, Academic Achievement, Story Telling
Lightner, Robin; Benander, Ruth – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2018
Recommendations about syllabi design have emerged over the last two decades. From a Promising Syllabus, to a Graphic Syllabus, to a Student-Centered Syllabus, faculty are encouraged to purposefully set the tone with this document. Few studies examine students' impressions of these documents. In order to do this, we created four types of syllabi…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Brail, Shauna – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2016
This study evaluates whether students who participate voluntarily in a service-learning activity achieve higher learning outcomes, measured by grades, than students who voluntarily choose not to participate in service learning. Analysis is based on a study of an introductory urban studies course at a large North American research university over a…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Outcomes of Education, Research Universities, Introductory Courses
Hirschinger-Blank, Nancy; Simons, Lori; Finley, Laura; Clearly, Joseph; Thoerig, Michael – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2013
This article provides a description and evaluation of a service-learning juvenile justice course designed to broaden university students' attitudes toward diversity issues. Diversity service learning integrates academic learning with community service by providing students with opportunities to learn about social disparities associated with…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Law Enforcement, College Students, Low Income
Aydlett, Lydia; Randolph, Mickey; Wells, Gayle – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2010
Participation in service learning projects is a growing phenomenon at universities and colleges. Research indicates service projects are beneficial for college students and adults. There is little data investigating developmental differences in how younger versus older participants perceive the service learning process. In this project, older…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Volunteers
Simons, Lori; Fehr, Lawrence; Hogerwerff, Francis; Blank, Nancy; Georganas, Denise; Russell, Brittany – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2011
This preliminary study describes the transformation of students' racial attitudes and multicultural skills. A grounded theory approach was conducted to identify common themes from reflections of 19 students enrolled in a semester-long diversity service-learning course. The results indicate that students reformulate attitudes about racism and…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Student Attitudes, Racial Attitudes, Racial Identification
Meyers, Steven A. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2009
Service-learning can be used as a teaching tool to promote social justice, and its implementation can encourage both students' personal development and social engagement. In this article, I illustrate how service-learning can help students become more self-aware, appreciative of diversity, and agents of social change. This process involves…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Social Problems, Service Learning, Social Change
Warner, Beth; Esposito, Judith – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2008
Immersion service-learning courses provide increased opportunities for faculty and students to experience the transformational effects of service-learning. This paper focuses on the experiences of faculty and the responses of students who took part in several immersion service-learning courses taught between 2005 and 2007 during the Winter term at…
Descriptors: Role Conflict, Transformative Learning, Service Learning, Leadership