ERIC Number: EJ945478
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Sep
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1534-6102
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The Impact of a Service-Learning Project on Student Awareness of Homelessness, Civic Attitudes, and Stereotypes toward the Homeless
Buch, Kim; Harden, Susan
Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, v15 n3 p45-61 Sep 2011
In 2008, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) joined in a community initiative with the Urban Ministry Center to provide shelter to the homeless during the winter months. A student organization was formed to sustain university support. The author created a service-learning project as part of a Citizenship and Service Practicum course. Three semesters of end-of-course student evaluations indicate that the service-learning experience had an impact on the students in three ways. It raised awareness of homelessness; helped dispel negative stereotypes and foster more positive attitudes; and promoted positive civic attitudes and desire to "make a difference." (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Homeless People, Stereotypes, Service Learning, Program Descriptions, Student Organizations, Learning Experience, Emergency Shelters, Practicums, Citizenship, College Students, Consciousness Raising, Student Attitudes, Attitude Change
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
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