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Exploring The Relation Of Service-Learning Courses And Retention Rates At The University Of Maine, Jared Duggan

Honors College

This thesis examines the relationship between service-learning and retention rates
at the University of Maine. The thesis focuses on demographic factors that influence
retention rates. These factors include gender, institutional connection, debt, college of
study, and academic performance. The sample subjects were undergraduate students
enrolled at the University of Maine. Students who were enrolled in known service
learning courses were specifically targeted, as well as the general population, so that the two groups could be compared. The study found that there was a strong correlation between service-learning and community service with a student’s affective commitment. In other words, most students …