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Lily Z. Zhao; Katherine E. Keil; Brittany L. Flittner; Samantha D. Farquhar; Edward H. Allison – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2023
As study abroad education becomes increasingly common, so does the need to understand how different outreach opportunities alter the study abroad experience. To determine how outreach program design links to perceptions of personal growth, we surveyed 72 college students who participated in different youth outreach activities while studying…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Service Learning, Mentors, Skill Development
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Daniel Thomas Page; Stephanie Hanrahan; Lisa Buckley – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2024
South African university students (n = 18; aged 21-28) participated in the LifeMatters train-the-trainer (TTT) workshop. Ten trained participants (n = 10; aged 21-23) then implemented the program as youth facilitators at three local schools. The study aimed to describe changes in participants resulting from the TTT and implementation experience.…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Individual Development, College Students, Self Efficacy
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Leysath, Maggie Ann – Teaching Artist Journal, 2022
Safety protocols for COVID-19 necessitated changes to this action research project. This article describes the theoretical framework of Community-Based Art Education for providing Service-Learning in an art education preparation program during the global pandemic. Art education students joined the local Boys & Girls Club (BGC) and a local…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Art Education, Community Programs
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Hill, Eddie – Physical Educator, 2022
Day camps are a powerful context for youth development. The American Camp Association and Leave No Trace have been integral in supporting youth development by identifying outcomes associated with participation in outdoor recreation. Recreation majors in the programming class used the camp as a service-learning component of the class that offered…
Descriptors: Day Camp Programs, Youth Programs, Service Learning, Recreation
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Smith, Jimmy – Journal of Catholic Higher Education, 2018
This work discusses the effort to begin helping university students fulfill the university mission and core curriculum objectives through the Foundations of Sports Outreach course and the Sports Outreach Initiative at Gonzaga University. Guided by Catholic Social Teaching principles, the primary goal of the course was to provide a social…
Descriptors: Athletics, Catholic Schools, Church Related Colleges, Outreach Programs
Rhema Fuller; Jennifer McGarry; Cassandra Coble; Justin Evanovich; Garret Zastoupil – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
In an effort to fully understand the impact of campus-community partnerships, and the programs that compose them, our research team has conducted action research over the course of the last 10 years. In particular, we have conducted this research on the partnership we operate, Husky Sport, focused on how its programs influence the behaviors and…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship, Campuses, Universities
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Brett, Christine E. W.; O'Merle, Mary Jane; White, Gene – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2017
This article describes ROCKETS, an after-school program for at-risk youth, and how the university students became involved in this service-learning project. The article discusses the steps that were taken to start the program, what is being done to continue the program, and the challenges that faculty have faced. This program is an authentic…
Descriptors: After School Programs, At Risk Students, Youth Programs, Service Learning
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Hall, Pamela D.; Bowen, Glenn A. – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2015
In this article, we describe a qualitative study that explored university students' perspectives on themselves and others. Twenty-one students engaged in a photovoice project as part of a psychology capstone with a service-learning component. The project focused on students' experiences and perspectives regarding their service to marginalized…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Self Concept, Photography
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Jurmu, Michael – Journal of Geography, 2015
Even as service-learning has become more prevalent in higher education as a high-impact teaching methodology, barriers still exist to its implementation by some instructors. One concern is the perception of these types of activities infringing upon course content. This article outlines an example of an introductory service-learning project for an…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Barriers, Physical Geography, Teaching Methods
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Walsh, David S.; Veri, Maria J.; Willard, Jason J. – Physical Educator, 2015
The purpose of this article is to present university student mentors' perspectives on the impact of a teaching personal and social responsibility (TPSR) model youth program called the Kinesiology Career Club. Data sources in this qualitative case study included program observations, mentoring reflections, and semistructured interviews. Data…
Descriptors: College Students, Mentors, Student Responsibility, Social Responsibility
Rehm, Sasha – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the relationship between mentor characteristics, beliefs about youth, relational communication skills, and the closeness of the mentoring relationship. To evaluate the effect of youth mentoring on college students participating in an academic service learning experience, it is important to examine positive mentoring outcomes…
Descriptors: College Students, Females, Mentors, Service Learning
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Ng, Shun-Wing – Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, 2014
Hong Kong has become a political city since 1997 after the return of sovereignty from Britain to China, and the issue of democracy and universal suffrage is still a question. Since then, there have been constant demonstrations in the streets to struggle for social justice and true universal suffrage, participated in by thousands of Hong Kong…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Civics, Citizenship Education, Citizen Participation
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Haddock, Shelly; Weiler, Lindsey; Krafchick, Jennifer; Zimmerman, Toni S.; McLure, Merinda; Rudisill, Sarah – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2013
College student mentors are increasingly mentoring at-risk youth, yet little is known about the benefits that college students derive from their experience mentoring within the context of a service-learning course. This qualitative study used focus groups to examine college students' experiences as participants in a unique program, Campus Corps:…
Descriptors: Mentors, Service Learning, College Students, Focus Groups
Sivukamaran, Thillainatarajan; Holland, Glenda; Clark, Leonard J. – Online Submission, 2010
This study describes the collaborative partnership between a Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, an elementary school and the College of Education at a public university. The partnership utilized a mentoring system consisting of elementary students, college students, elementary teachers and university faculty. Benefits of the various…
Descriptors: Mentors, Partnerships in Education, Agency Cooperation, School Community Relationship
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Johnson, Laura R.; Johnson-Pynn, Julie S.; Pynn, Thomas M. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2007
China is a key player on the global stage, and nearly 300 million Chinese youth stand to be affected by rapid social and ecological transformations. Programs that promote developmental assets in Chinese youth could increase their resilience in the face of contemporary stressors and enhance their capacity to contribute to China's development. In…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Methods, Social Development, Adolescents
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