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Abstract
Small, private higher educational institutions have played a significant role in American society. Historically, these institutions have emphasized the role of teaching and service. With this in mind, this article reports on the effects of service-learning embedded in an existing course at an institution with an extensive co-curricular service-learning program. This research reveals the results of a creative partnership between Student Development leadership and faculty to investigate the effects of service-learning on students when embedded in an existing class. Using in-depth interviews, the researchers seek to discover the student experience of making a co-curricular program curricular. Results indicate students showed an increase in leadership capacity and professional affinity. This study indicates there is promise to embedding service-learning projects in existing course work. While this endeavor creates additional work for Student Development professionals and faculty, the additional work appears to enrich the student experience.
Recommended Citation
Kuhn, Bill; Moats, Scott; and Zapf, James
(2017)
"Christian Service: Learning to Serve and Serving to Learn,"
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development: Vol. 16:
No.
16, Article 5.
Available at:
https://pillars.taylor.edu/acsd_growth/vol16/iss16/5
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