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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
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Jacoby, Barbara – Journal of College and Character, 2017
The "new student activism," as it is often called, is a hot topic in higher education as well as in the popular press and social media. As a college student in the late '60s and early '70s, a long-time student affairs professional, a scholar and practitioner of service-learning, and an academic teaching a course on social change, the…
Descriptors: College Students, Activism, Social Change, Service Learning
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Oonk, Carla; Gulikers, Judith; Mulder, Martin – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
Boundary crossing competence is needed to tackle complex problems and should therefore be facilitated in education. The Regional Learning Environment, a typical service learning environment practiced in Dutch life sciences education, offers students ample opportunities to develop boundary crossing competence through multi-stakeholder…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Cooperation, Educational Environment, Academic Achievement
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Kilgo, Cindy A.; Linley, Jodi L.; Renn, Kristen A.; Woodford, Michael R. – Journal of College Student Development, 2019
We used quantitative data from the National Study of LGBTQ Student Success to investigate if participation in high-impact educational practices influenced lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer (LGBQ+) students' academic development. We also examined if these effects are mediated by perceptions of the campus environment. Our findings suggested that…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, College Students, Student Experience, Educational Practices
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Stratman, Jake – Journal of Education & Christian Belief, 2013
According to a recent study in "Personality and Social Psychology Review," empathy is on the decline among college students. How might academic courses invite students to increase empathic behaviors? Additionally, how might service-learning projects aid academic course objectives to help students increase empathic behavior? To explore…
Descriptors: Empathy, College Students, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior
Heilman, Donald C. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Problem: The study primarily focused on how a Service Learning project resulted in a Transformative Learning experience. The sample was drawn from 82 participants from Rutgers University who took part in a week-long alternative Spring Break community service project in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina in 2006. Interviews were conducted…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Transformative Learning, Natural Disasters, Educational Environment
Malkin, Fran – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation examines the effects of service learning experiences on participants' attitudes towards the Spanish language and culture and their language proficiency. It was hypothesized that using the Spanish language outside the confines of the academic environment would affect participants' attitudes and have an impact on their language…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Service Learning
US Commission on Civil Rights, 2010
The Black College and University Act defined an historically black college and university (HBCU) as one that existed before 1964 with a historic and contemporary mission of educating blacks while being open to all. An HBCU must either have earned accreditation from a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association or be making reasonable…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, School Effectiveness, Civil Rights Legislation, Student Development
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Affolter, Friedrich W. – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2007
This article explores the motivational causes for learning and community service of students, faculty, and volunteer supporters of the Baha'i Institute of Higher Education (BIHE) in Iran. BIHE is a grassroots initiative launched by Baha'i academics, who--after having been expelled from public universities as a result of their allegiance to the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Foreign Countries, College Faculty
Schwartzman, Roy – Online Submission, 2007
This essay addresses how to cope with several potential barriers to implementing effective service-learning projects. The discussion builds on experiences of developing and refining service-learning in upper-division communication courses. Difficulties arise in three areas: the institutional and physical setting, student attitudes, and community…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Ideology, Service Learning, Community Resources
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Spiezio, Kim Edward; Baker, Kerrie Q.; Boland, Kathleen – Journal of General Education, 2006
The purpose of this article is to present empirical evidence suggesting the potential benefits of systematically utilizing general education as the institutional foundation for an integrated, multidisciplinary learning environment expressly dedicated to the promotion of civic engagement. Recently, the authors conducted an assessment of student…
Descriptors: General Education, Student Attitudes, Interdisciplinary Approach, Educational Environment
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Calderon, Jose; Farrell, Betty – Teaching Sociology, 1996
Describes an undergraduate sociology course where college students helped develop and teach multicultural lesson plans to high school students in a multiethnic district of Los Angeles (California). Discusses the origin and organization of the project and addresses some of its inherent structural and substantive challenges. (MJP)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, College Students, Conflict, Cultural Interrelationships
Vogelgesang, Lori J. – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2004
This paper examines the challenges faced as higher education institutions consider integrating their commitment to service with their commitment to diversity efforts. Findings from four case studies of small- and medium-size private institutions explore the connections and divergences among institutional mission, campus leadership, curriculum…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Institutional Mission, Educational Change