ERIC Number: EJ1116526
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 12
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The Impact of Service-Learning Course Characteristics on University Students' Learning Outcomes
Moely, Barbara E.; Ilustre, Vincent
Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, v21 n1 p5-16 Fall 2014
Undergraduate students' reports of their service-learning course experiences and their gains from participation in those courses were investigated with a sample of 250 students at Tulane University. The students completed a survey in which they rated their service-learning courses in terms of three aspects: Value of Service, Focus on Service, and Opportunities for Reflection. These course attributes predicted students' reported outcomes from service-learning, including Learning about the Community, Academic Learning, Gains in Problem-solving and Leadership Skills, and Satisfaction with the University. A Social Change orientation in the service-learning course contributed independently to the prediction of outcomes. Replicating an earlier study, a "match" between student preferences for service orientations and the nature of service experienced was shown to predict service-learning course outcomes for students who expressed a positive orientation preference.
Descriptors: Service Learning, College Faculty, Course Content, Undergraduate Students, Outcomes of Education, Student Surveys, Predictor Variables, Community Services, Item Analysis, Social Change, Problem Solving, Leadership Qualities, Student Satisfaction, Correlation, Academic Achievement, Values, Reflection
Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning, University of Michigan. 1024 Hill Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3310. Tel: 734-647-7402; Fax: 734-647-7464; Web site: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/mjcsl
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Louisiana (New Orleans)
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