Article
Social and Cognitive Outcomes of Service-Learning: Results from a Pre-Post and Control Group Comparison
Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Disciplines
Abstract
Students in an undergraduate course opted to either complete a service-learning project or write article summary papers over the course of a semester. Analyses revealed a significant increase in aspects of empathy, social responsibility, and community and personal involvement in the service-learning group, but not in the control group. The findings are discussed in terms of the social and cognitive benefits of service-learning and considerations of incorporating service-learning into a gerontology-related course.
Citation Information
Rebecca G. Ryan. "Social and Cognitive Outcomes of Service-Learning: Results from a Pre-Post and Control Group Comparison" Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education Vol. 9 Iss. 3 (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rebecca_ryan/29/
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