Where's the Learning in Service-Learning?

by Eyler, Janet; Giles, Dwight E.; Astin, Alexander W.

• ISBN13: 9780470907467
• ISBN10: 0470907460
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-04-23
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

"It is hard to overstate the importance of this book to the field. The research presented here should contribute significantly to those responsible for improving program effectiveness or advocating for this kind of pedagogy. The careful research and thoughtful commentary provide a wealth of insights about service-learning and how best to do it." --Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning "A groundbreaking book that unearths what all service-learning researchers and practitioners need to know." --Andrew Furco, director, Service-Learning Research & Development Center, University of California at Berkeley This timely volume is the first to explore service-learning as a valid learning activity. The authors present extensive data from two groundbreaking national research projects. Their studies include a large national survey focused on attitudes and perceptions of learning, intensive student interviews before and after the service semester, and additional comprehensive interviews to explore student views of the service-learning process.

Author Biography

JANET EYLER is associate professor of the Practice of Education at Vanderbilt University.

DWIGHT E. GILES, JR., is professor of the Practice of Human and Organizational Development at Vanderbilt University.

Table of Contents

Identifying the Learning Outcomes of Service

Personal and Interpersonal Development

Understanding and Applying Knowledge

Engagement, Curiosity, and Reflective Practice

Critical Thinking

Perspective Transformation

Citizenship

Program Characteristics of Effective Service-Learning

Strengthening the Role of Service in the College Curriculum

Resources

College and University Participants in the Studies

Sample and Methods of the Studies

Survey and Interview Instruments

Survey Regression Tables: Impact of Service-Learning

Survey Regression Tables: Impact of Program Characteristics

Interview Regression Tables: Impact of Well-Integrated Service-Learning

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