Heal others and learn

All Colleges provide opportunities for students to help. When the service has a direct connection to the student’s program of study, we call that Service Learning. CollegeExpress explains that
“The distinctive element of service learning is that it enhances the community through the service provided, but it also has powerful learning consequences for the students or others participating in providing a service,” says the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse.

According to AACU, Service Learning is a high impact practice for colleges:
In these programs, field-based “experiential learning” with community partners is an instructional strategy—and often a required part of the course. The idea is to give students direct experience with issues they are studying in the curriculum and with ongoing efforts to analyze and solve problems in the community. A key element in these programs is the opportunity students have to both apply what they are learning in real-world settings and reflect in a classroom setting on their service experiences. These programs model the idea that giving something back to the community is an important college outcome, and that working with community partners is good preparation for citizenship, work, and life.

What does the research say?
“Do it!” Researchers in the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA found students who participated in service learning demonstrated greater engagement in the classroom, an increased sense of personal identity, and a heightened awareness of the world around them. The data identified a positive impact on interpersonal skills (working with others, leadership, and communication), spiritual growth, and moral development.
Analysts at Vanderbilt University reviewed service learning research, finding both students and faculty members reported positive learning effects, such as strengthened critical thinking and problem analysis abilities. This is because service learning participation increases how often students discuss their experiences, intensifies how they learn from one another, and amplifies the emotional and analytical support from faculty members.

With especially strong service learning programs.

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All Colleges provide opportunities for students to help. When the service has a direct connection to the student’s program of study, we call that Service Learning. CollegeExpress explains that “The distinctive element of service learning is that it enhances the community through the service provided, but it also has powerful learning consequences for the students or others participating in providing a service,” says the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse. CollegeExpress: Making a difference college CollegeExpress: 20 public colleges for service learning CollegeExpress: 20 private colleges for service learning According to AACU, Service Learning is a high impact practice for colleges: In these programs, field-based “experiential learning” with community partners is an instructional strategy—and often a required part of the course. The idea is to give students direct experience with issues they are studying in the curriculum and with ongoing efforts to analyze and solve problems in the community. A key element in these programs is the opportunity students have to both apply what they are learning in real-world settings and reflect in a classroom setting on their service experiences. These programs model the idea that giving something back to the community is an important college outcome, and that working with community partners is good preparation for citizenship, work, and life. What does the research say? “Do it!” Researchers in the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA found students who participated in service learning demonstrated greater engagement in the classroom, an increased sense of personal identity, and a heightened awareness of the world around them. The data identified a positive impact on interpersonal skills (working with others, leadership, and communication), spiritual growth, and moral development. Analysts at Vanderbilt University reviewed service learning research, finding both students and faculty members reported positive learning effects, such as strengthened critical thinking and problem analysis abilities. This is because service learning participation increases how often students discuss their experiences, intensifies how they learn from one another, and amplifies the emotional and analytical support from faculty members.

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Learn about service learning at Wikipedia.

 

 

How Service Learning affects students by UCLA Higher Education Research

 

 

Colleges

With especially strong service learning programs.

Berea College

    Berea, KY

Brown University

    Providence, RI

Butler University

    Indianapolis, IN

College of the Ozarks

    Point Lookout, MO

Duke University

    Durham, NC

Elon University

    Elon, NC

Georgetown University

    Washington, DC

James Madison University

    Harrisonburg, VA

John Carroll University

    University Heights, OH

Loyola University Maryland

    Baltimore, MD

Michigan State University

    East Lansing, MI

Northeastern University

    Boston, MA

Portland State University 1

    Portland, OR

Stanford University

    Stanford, CA

Tulane University

    New Orleans, LA

University of Michigan— Ann Arbor

    Ann Arbor, MI

University of North Carolina— Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, NC

University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, PA

Wagner College

    Staten Island, NY

Warren Wilson College

    Asheville, NC

    Source: USNEWS

Heal others and learn

National College Service Learning honor Roll.