Event Title
Exploring Student Success and Service-Learning
Location
Hager-Lubbers Exhibition Hall
Description
This exploratory study examines the relationship between service-learning and student success at a two-year community college in the urban Midwest. Students who participated in service-learning during the 2010-2011 academic year were identified by institutional research and planning (n=788); additionally students completed a survey regarding service experiences and learning outcomes (n=292). Student success is related to service-learning; 76% of participants met a success indicator compared to 62% of students at the institution. Additionally, students reported learning communication, critical thinking, diversity, interpersonal, and personal skills as a result of their participation in service learning.
Exploring Student Success and Service-Learning
Hager-Lubbers Exhibition Hall
This exploratory study examines the relationship between service-learning and student success at a two-year community college in the urban Midwest. Students who participated in service-learning during the 2010-2011 academic year were identified by institutional research and planning (n=788); additionally students completed a survey regarding service experiences and learning outcomes (n=292). Student success is related to service-learning; 76% of participants met a success indicator compared to 62% of students at the institution. Additionally, students reported learning communication, critical thinking, diversity, interpersonal, and personal skills as a result of their participation in service learning.