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Direct linkNicole Cheri Springer – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Service-learning has been a key pedagogical tool for over 50 years. During that time, research in the field moved from proving the worth and validity of the pedagogy to better understanding how student civic learning was impacted. That research often did not disaggregate the data by race and was therefore incomplete. The purpose of this study is…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Civics, Outcomes of Education, Student Attitudes
Peer reviewedDaniel 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
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
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
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
Download full textKehal, 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
Carlisle, Shauna K. Elbers; Nitta, Keith A.; Murray, Daniel R.; Gourd, Karen M.; Shapiro, Luke – Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, 2020
Community-based learning (CBL) has been linked to improved student civic engagement. However, few studies have evaluated the long-term impact of CBL on student engagement. This study examines students' self-evaluation (N=1,257) of the impact CBL experiences on their civic engagement attitudes and skills at an R1 Liberal Arts institution. The study…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Community Organizations, Citizen Participation, Student Participation
Christaldi-Sullivan, Joanne; Bodzio, Jessica Rae – Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, 2022
The use of high-impact practices (HIPs) in education has been shown to increase rates of student retention, engagement, and learning. The purpose of this survey research was to examine students' perspectives of international service-learning experiences and their readiness for interprofessional learning. Students from two Universities (N=56)…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Educational Benefits, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Kwenani, Deidre (Farwick); Yu, Xi – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2018
The purpose of this study was to identify actual and perceived barriers and benefits of engaging in service-learning and volunteering activities as identified from the unique perspective of international students. Through the identification of barriers and benefits, we can provide more informed training to international students and provide a…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Foreign Students, Learning Experience, Barriers
Henney, Susan M.; Hackett, Justin D.; Porreca, Marie Rose – Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, 2017
The voluntary nature of volunteerism has increasingly been called into question, particularly in situations where people are required to volunteer as part of a class or activity. This study questioned 357 students at a diverse urban university about their experiences with volunteerism, both as part of a class and not part of a class. Results…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Urban Schools, College Students, Student Surveys
Hahn, Micah; Van Wyck, Rebecca; Seater, Mariah A.; Marvin, Alicia F. – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2022
Adventure-based learning is used by behavioral health providers to connect clients to therapeutic activities outside traditional settings. These approaches often aim to build internal and external assets that support positive youth development. Here we evaluate the impact of an experiential learning curriculum on youth development and identify…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Adventure Education, Mental Health, Therapy
