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David Jonathan L. Cruz; Armando M. Guidote Jr.; Henson L. Lee Yu; Genejane M. Adarlo – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
Existing research primarily examines the impact of structured, credit-bearing service learning in undergraduate chemistry, leaving the potential contributions of co-curricular service learning and its lasting influence on chemistry graduates underexplored. Therefore, this mixed-methods study aimed to assess the lasting impact of co-curricular…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Service Learning
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Nena Lundgreen Mason; Jessica Immonen; Jason Ciccotelli; Ethan Snow; Karen S. Wines; Soo Kim; Kelsey J. Picha; Mikaela Stiver; Jonathan J. Wisco; Saskia Richter – Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, 2024
Community outreach and service-learning are common components of medical and health profession programs. Outreach programs can provide diverse service-learning opportunities for students to work collaboratively with their communities. Many educational accrediting bodies require service-learning activities for students. The discipline of anatomy is…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Outreach Programs, Anatomy, Allied Health Occupations Education
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Godi´nez Castellanos, Jose´L.; Leo´n, Aliz; Reed, Christopher L.; Lo, Jonathan Y.; Ayson, Patricia; Garfield, Joseph; Alva, Michelle; Moreno, Miriam Uren~o; Drake, Michael D.; Gordon, Michele; Phillips, Shane; Alema´n, Elvin A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
Service learning is a community-based educational approach where college students are connected to academic content through active participation in planned community experiences. Therefore, service learning is the form of civic engagement that we have used to connect Chemistry undergraduate students with K-12 students, teachers, and parents in our…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Hands on Science, Service Learning, Elementary School Students
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Roob, Edward, III.; Bouscher, Robert F.; Kleinbaum, Ethan I.; Sederberg, David; Csathy, Gabor – Physics Teacher, 2020
We describe the design and manufacture of a classroom set of devices that simultaneously measures and records the resistivity of four conductive elements (superconductor, semiconductor, metal alloy, and pure metal) as a function of temperature. The unique nature of this multi-semester project was that these devices would be designed, machined and…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Physics, Measurement Equipment, Manufacturing
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Brand, Brittany D.; Brascia, Kara; Sass, Margaret – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2019
The popularity of service learning is increasing, especially at a time when college students want to make a greater impact in their communities. However, service learning has not been extensively assessed in courses based in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This article provides a case study of how incorporating service learning…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Outreach Programs, Active Learning, Natural Disasters
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Chirdon, William – Chemical Engineering Education, 2017
This article presents the results of combining the American Institute of Chemical Engineers' (AIChE) Chem-E-Car competition activities with engineering outreach to K-12 students in a service-learning course. Survey results are presented to show how the program develops technical skills as well as leadership, teamwork, and communication skills in…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Outreach Programs, Chemical Engineering, Elementary Secondary Education
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Schwehm, Jeremy S.; Lasker-Scott, Tennille; Elufiede, Oluwakemi – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2017
As noted by Kolb's (1984) experiential learning theory, adults learn best through experiences. Typically delivered in a traditional, face-to-face classroom setting, service-learning integrates the knowledge learned in the classroom with real-world experience and community service. E-service-learning, service-learning delivered in part or entirely…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Outcomes of Education, Adult Students, Service Learning
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Wheat, Laura S.; Szepe, Arden; West, Nathan B.; Riley, Kertesha B.; Gibbons, Melinda M. – Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 2019
Limited research exists on the role service learning can play in helping students understand loss and grief. Through semi-structured interviews with students and instructors, online surveys, and course feedback, this qualitative case study examined the experiences of 15 university students in an outreach course working with grieving K-12 students.…
Descriptors: Grief, Service Learning, Role, Student Attitudes
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Thomson, J. Ivy Harvey; Brain, Roslynn – Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, 2017
Environmental sustainability outreach programs can benefit significantly by connecting to and fostering change within the Spanish speaking community. This article demonstrates a case study in which the authors partnered with a local Latino organization through an undergraduate service learning project. The goals were to incorporate environmentally…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Hispanic Americans, Migrant Workers, Sustainability
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Minei, Elizabeth M. – InSight: A Journal of Scholarly Teaching, 2016
This paper focuses on the parameters of a semester-long project called the "Do Good" project, geared towards developing small group communication skills in undergraduate students. This project highlights participation in a social engagement project that allows students to bridge concepts learned in small group communication lectures…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Small Group Instruction, Communication Skills, Teamwork
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Sheil, Astrid; Rivera, Jose Luis – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2016
Thirty-four undergraduate public relations majors participating in a problem-based service-learning project at a Hispanic-Serving Institution executed an event that attracted more than 100 low-income Hispanic families to campus. The purpose was to help parents prepare their children for college. From primary and secondary research, the students…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Hispanic American Students, Undergraduate Students, Service Learning
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Carpenter, Stacey L. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2015
This study examined what undergraduate students gain and the ideas about science teaching and learning they develop from participating in K-12 science education outreach programs. Eleven undergraduates from seven outreach programs were interviewed individually about their experiences with outreach and what they learned about science teaching and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Outreach Programs, Science Education, Program Effectiveness
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Safatly, Lise; Itani, Hiba; El-Hajj, Ali; Salem, Dania – Ethics and Education, 2017
In modern and well-structured universities, ethics centers are playing a key role in hosting, organizing, and managing activities to enrich and guide students' ethical thinking and analysis. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of the goals, activities, and administration of ethics centers, as well as their role in promoting ethical thinking…
Descriptors: College Role, Ethics, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods
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Lariscy, Nichole – Community Literacy Journal, 2016
This article discusses the successes and vulnerabilities associated with combining the pedagogical methods of Theater, Composition, and Community Literacy in the Composition classroom. It examines how the ideas of Augusto Boal's "Theatre of the Oppressed" and Paulo Freire's "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" can be combined to support…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Theater Arts, Literacy, Disadvantaged
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Barlow, Rebecca J. – Journal of Extension, 2013
University-based Extension specialists often face the dilemma of scheduling time for both teaching and outreach activities. Service learning projects that give hands-on experience in the application of classroom activities while giving back to the community can bridge this gap. A demonstration forest and service learning techniques were used to…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Natural Resources, Extension Agents, Service Learning
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