ERIC Number: EJ1125601
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1534-6102
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The Long-Term Impact of Service-Learning on Graduates' Civic Engagement and Career Exploration in Hong Kong
Hok-ka, Carol Ma; Wing-fung, Chad Chan; Cheung-ming, Alfred Chan
Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, v20 n4 p37-56 2016
Service-learning (SL) is a relatively new pedagogy in Hong Kong and so far, no study of SL's long-term impact in Hong Kong exists. To explore SL's impacts on Hong Kong students, researchers conducted a quantitative study to compare graduates with SL experience to graduates without SL experience in terms of three domains: (1) adaptability, brain power, and creativity (ABC) skills; (2) civic responsibility; and (3) career exploration. Most prominently, this study found that students with SL experience have significantly higher scores in civic responsibility than do their counterparts without SL experience; they are more willing to be involved in community service after graduation, and they invest more hours of service per month. This study indicates that from a long-term perspective, SL participants benefit in terms of greater civic responsibility, better career exploration, and enhanced whole-person development (ABC) skills.
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Foreign Countries, Career Exploration, Service Learning, Statistical Analysis, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Citizenship Responsibility, Community Involvement, Graduation, Community Services, Longitudinal Studies, Experimental Groups, Questionnaires, Correlation, Outcomes of Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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