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Abundant Beautification: An Effective Service-Learning Project For Students With Emotional Or Behavioral Disorders, Laura M. Frey
Abundant Beautification: An Effective Service-Learning Project For Students With Emotional Or Behavioral Disorders, Laura M. Frey
Disabilities
• Can service learning provide a structure for students to access skills that will transition into future community living success?
• Can students with emotional or behavioral disorders work successfully with a community-based partner to implement projects that meet community needs?
• Can these students realize the connection between community needs and their classroom academic activities?
• Can students with emotional or behavioral disorders develop a sense of caring not only for themselves, but for others?
Read this article to find answers to these questions regarding the efficacy of service learning for students with emotional or behavioral disorders (see box, …
The Effects Of Service Learning On Middle And High School Students With Emotional Disturbance, Arthur E. Brandt
The Effects Of Service Learning On Middle And High School Students With Emotional Disturbance, Arthur E. Brandt
Thesis, Dissertations, Student Creative Activity, and Scholarship
A qualitative investigation into the efficacy of the integration of service-learning into the curriculum for emotionally disturbed students as a means of fostering social/emotional well-being was considered in this thesis. Two separate service-learning approaches were used to observe the effects of service-learning on (a) school related behaviors, (b) academic performance, (c) positive shifts in empathic feelings, (d) improved self-esteem, and (e) individual locus-of-control.
Two case studies, one group and one individual, were completed over an 11 month period in two different service-learning environments. Participants were 12-15 year old boys with emotional disturbance. Data were collected using formalized pre and post-test …