Assessing Outcomes of Service-Learning: Student, Instructor, and Community Reflections

Authors

  • Emily Feuerherm University of Michigan-Flint https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1031-1331
  • Kazuko Hiramatsu University of Michigan-Flint
  • Nathaniel Miller University of Michigan-Flint
  • Kenneth Williams Kettering University

Keywords:

civic attitudes, community partners, First Year Experience, capstone

Abstract

This study investigated the impact of service learning using quantitative and qualitative methods. Forty-one First Year Experience and capstone students completed the Civic Attitudes and Skills Questionnaire (CASQ) at the term's beginning and end. Although the CASQ total and subscores did not differ, capstone students scored higher on CASQ measures, suggesting better civic attitudes and skills. Community partners completed an impact survey, reporting overall benefits. Instructors' journals revealed benefits and challenges to implementing service learning.

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Published

08/31/2022

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2022)

Section

Research and Theory

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