All Articles tagged Students

• Student Outcomes (Primary, Secondary, and Higher Education)
  December 17, 2024 CDT
  Service Learning in the First Year: Enhanced Retention and Graduation Rates for First-Year and Transfer Students from Underrepresented Groups
  Cynthia WyelsMarco V. Martinez

  A propensity score analysis of data spanning nine years at a HSI found that service-learning increases first-year retention rates and graduation rates for first year and transfer students.

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• Community Partnerships/Impacts
  December 17, 2024 CDT
  Putting the ‘Uni’ into Community: A three-year mixed methods pragmatic sequential evaluation of an innovative voluntary and community sector collaborative partnership with a UK University
  Jessica JacksonAmelia WoodwardJennifer RaschbauerSue Dyson

  This paper presents a three-year mixed-method pragmatic sequential evaluation of a project that aimed to bring together the assets of student volunteers, universities, and the voluntary and community sector.

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• Student Outcomes (Primary, Secondary, and Higher Education)
  December 17, 2024 CDT
  The impact of service-learning on secondary school students’ social and civic competencies, and engagement and motivation in school - perspectives from Europe
  Alžbeta Brozmanová GregorováZuzana HeinzováSeyda Subasi SinghRolf LavenMichaela Vamos-KarandishJosé Arco-TiradoFrancisco Fernández-MartínTracey GleesonPatrick Ryan

  This study investigated the impact of the service-learning PLACE model on the social and civic competencies, and motivation and engagement for secondary school students in Europe.

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• Student Outcomes (Primary, Secondary, and Higher Education)
  December 30, 2020 CDT
  Improving Outcomes of Underrepresented College Students Through Community-Engaged Employment
  Anthony J. SchulzetenbergYu-Chi WangAshley S. HufnagleKrista M. SoriaGeoffrey MaruyamaJason Johnson

  This study explores the impact of community-engaged employment on the academic outcomes of underrepresented students.

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• Student Outcomes (Primary, Secondary, and Higher Education)
  December 29, 2019 CDT
  Community Engagement Experiences of College Students with Minoritized Sexual and Gender Identities
  Tania D. Mitchellfinn j. schneiderKrista M. Soria

  Results in this study suggest gender identity and sexual orientation play a role in predicting students’ community involvement and that experiences are complicated by instances of marginalization, silencing, and erasure.

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• Student Outcomes (Primary, Secondary, and Higher Education)
  December 29, 2019 CDT
  Exploring the Differential Effects of Service-Learning on Students’ Sense of Belonging: Does Social Class Matter?
  Krista M. SoriaAshley S. HufnagleIsabel Lopez HurtadoTai Do

  Utilizing SERU survey data, this investigation of the differential effects of service-learning on students’ sense of belonging found significant positive effects for lower/working-class students but no effects for middle-/upper-class students.

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• Student Outcomes (Primary, Secondary, and Higher Education)
  December 31, 2018 CDT
  Early Exposure to Service-Learning and College Success beyond the Freshman Year
  Wei SongAndrew FurcoGeoffrey MaruyamaIsabel Lopez

  Postsecondary institutions continue to search for effective approaches that enhance the educational success of their students, especially underrepresented students.

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• Student Outcomes (Primary, Secondary, and Higher Education)
  December 31, 2018 CDT
  Service-Learning: A Powerful Pedagogy for Promoting Academic Success Among Students of Color
  Michelle Sterk BarrettIsabelle Jenkins

  This article discusses a mixed-methods study that investigated the service-learning experiences of students of color at College of the Holy Cross.

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• International Service-Learning and Community Engagement Research
  December 29, 2017 CDT
  Does Location Really Matter? Exploring the Role of Place in Domestic and International Service-Learning Experiences
  Elizabeth K. NiehausCrystal E. Garcia

  Although increasingly popular, international/global service-learning programs are not without critique; in fact, the role of crossing national borders in service-learning is highly contested.

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• Student Outcomes (Primary, Secondary, and Higher Education)
  December 31, 2015 CDT
  Civic Activity and Well-Being Among First-Year College Students
  Nicole NicoteraSarah BrewerChristopher Veeh

  Evidence suggests that service-learning and community service promote undergraduate well-being in relation to substance use and psychological health.

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• Student Outcomes (Primary, Secondary, and Higher Education)
  December 31, 2015 CDT
  Students’ Emotional Experiences in Direct Versus Indirect Academic Service-Learning Courses
  Alexa DarbySara PerryMaureen Dinnie

  The purpose of the study was to compare the emotional experiences of college students enrolled in direct academic service-learning (AS-L) courses with those of students enrolled in indirect AS-L courses.

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