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First-Year Student Motivations for Service-Learning: An Exploratory Investigation of Minority Student Perceptions
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Pearl, Andrew J. Christensen, Robert K. |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | As a high-impact educational practice (Kuh, 2008) , service-learning can have a transformational effect on students, communities, instructors, and higher education institutions. However, despite cautions (Butin, 2006, p. 481) , student enrollment in service-learning remains overwhelmingly White and female (Jacoby, 2015) , creating a potential enrollment gap in a pedagogy intended to be inclusive. In this article the authors explore what might cause minority students to pursue service-learning, building on research that suggests that student traits and values impact the awareness of and disposition to enroll in service-learning (Christensen, Stritch, Kellough, & Brewer, 2015; Pearl & Christensen, 2017) . Through qualitative methodology, the authors work to better understand students' traits in relation to their interest and enrollment in service-learning. The findings, relevant to both service-learning theory and practice, suggest the importance of purposeful consideration of how service-learning can truly promote social justice, democratic values, and equality. |
| Starting Page | 117 |
| Ending Page | 138 |
| Page Count | 22 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 21 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://openjournals.libs.uga.edu/index.php/jheoe/article/download/1922/1040 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1163947.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
