ERIC Number: EJ1363393
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Mar
Pages: 27
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-8259
EISSN: EISSN-2169-009X
The Experiences of Students with Disabilities Actually Doing Service Learning: A Systematic Review
Garwood, Justin D.; Peltier, Corey; Ciullo, Stephen; Wissinger, Daniel; McKenna, John W.; Giangreco, Michael F.; Kervick, Colby
Journal of Experiential Education, v46 n1 p5-31 Mar 2023
Background: There are many examples of school-based interventions involving a service learning project aimed at helping students with disabilities, but it is potentially more impactful on the students with disabilities for them to be active participants in service learning, rather than merely its recipients. Purpose: The purpose of this article is to present a synthesis and analysis of all available research studies focused on service learning where the students with disabilities were active participants in the service learning, rather than passive recipients of interventions. Methodology/Approach: We assessed all available studies (N = 13), including eight peer-reviewed journal articles and five dissertations, for content and for research quality according to established design standards for quantitative (n = 3), qualitative (n = 6), and mixed methods (n = 4) research. Findings/Conclusions: Favorable evidence in support of service learning participation for students with disabilities exists in the available qualitative and mixed methods research, but evidence from quantitative research is lacking. Implications: The activity-based, often motivating opportunities to learn and apply a wide range of academic and functional life skills are abundant in service learning. We urge practitioners to consider implementing this practice, while also noting the need for more empirical research.
Descriptors: Service Learning, Students with Disabilities, Student Participation, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention, Educational Research, Research Design
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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