ERIC Number: EJ891755
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-1052-4800
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Getting Engaged: Factors Enhancing Perceived Student Benefits from Service-Learning in Business Education
Palmer, Timothy B.; Short, Jeremy C.
Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, v21 n2 p5-28 2010
Service-learning is an instructional method that incorporates community service into the curriculum. The integration of service-learning into business pedagogy provides benefits that are particularly valuable to business students. Yet business educators have been slow to integrate service-learning into their classes. The authors explore the benefits of service-learning through the experiences of 1,530 undergraduate students and compare student gains from service-learning between business majors and students in other disciplines. Furthermore, they note a number of factors that influence evaluations of service-learning. They conclude by providing ideas for incorporating service-learning into business classes and highlight implications for students, faculty, and administrators. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Undergraduate Students, Business Education, Teaching Methods, Service Learning, Performance Factors, Instructional Design, Achievement Gains, Individual Characteristics, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Course Evaluation, Likert Scales, Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Strategies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oregon
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