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Developmental Outcomes Of Service Learning Pedagogics, Josh P. Armstrong
Developmental Outcomes Of Service Learning Pedagogics, Josh P. Armstrong
Higher Education
This study explored the psychosocial development outcomes of service learning from three distinct models: ongoing continuous service throughout a semester in co-curricular service learning; one time, intensive week-long spring break service learning trips; and ongoing service through a semester of academically-based service learning. A control group of students who had no involvement in service learning was used for comparative purposes. The Student Developmental Task and Lifestyle Assessment (SDTLA; Winston, Miller, & Cooper, 1999b) was administered to college students involved in each of the three types of service learning and the control group. This instrument was administered as a pre-test at …
The Limits Of Service-Learning In Higher Education, Dan W. Butin
The Limits Of Service-Learning In Higher Education, Dan W. Butin
Higher Education
The service-learning movement has become a major presence within higher education. More than 950 colleges and universities are Campus Compact members, committed to the civic purposes of higher education. Tens of thousands of faculty engage millions of college students in some form of service-learning practice each and every year. Major federal and private funding sustains and expands an increasingly diverse K -16 service-learning movement.
Public Scholarship: Making Sense Of An Emerging Synthesis, Judith A. Ramaley
Public Scholarship: Making Sense Of An Emerging Synthesis, Judith A. Ramaley
Higher Education
This concluding chapter, written by a national leader in higher education, reflects on public scholarship from a perspective beyond Penn State and argues that public scholarship promises to strengthen “that special form of public decision making that we call democracy.”
Embedding Engagement Into The University: Lessons Learned From A Case Study Of One Public Research University, Jodi Anderson
Embedding Engagement Into The University: Lessons Learned From A Case Study Of One Public Research University, Jodi Anderson
Higher Education
In recent years, practitioners, faculty, administrators and students have called for institutions of higher education to undergo change in order to more fully embrace their civic roles. However, little research on this topic has examined how universities might undertake institutional change efforts for these purposes. In particular, scant attention has been given to understanding the rationale for developing university centers for community partnerships and how they might begin to stimulate public research universities to embed engagement into the institution. Therefore, the focus of this paper is the presentation of findings from a case study at one public research university. In …
Higher Education: Civic Mission & Civic Effects, Carnegie Foundation
Higher Education: Civic Mission & Civic Effects, Carnegie Foundation
Higher Education
A Report by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement)
2006 Service Statistics: Highlights And Trends Of Campus Compact’S Annual Membership Survey, Campus Compact
2006 Service Statistics: Highlights And Trends Of Campus Compact’S Annual Membership Survey, Campus Compact
Higher Education
Campus Compact’s 2006 member survey once again reveals a strong commitment to service and civic engagement among college and university presidents, faculty, students, and service staff. Results confirm a long-term trend toward increasing support for higher education’s role in educating citizens and building strong communities.