ERIC Number: EJ1391024
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Oct
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6283
EISSN: EISSN-1532-8023
The Impact of Service-Learning at an HSI on Attitudes toward Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
Teaching of Psychology, v50 n4 p350-355 Oct 2023
Background: Service-learning is a powerful tool to promote attitudinal change; however, most findings center the experience of white, middle-class, continuing-generation students and do not reflect the shifting demographics of higher education. Little is known about the impact of service-learning at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) on attitudes toward others, and even less is known based on studies experimentally manipulating the presence of service-learning. Objective: This study investigated how a service-learning project conducted at an HSI impacted changes in attitudes toward those experiencing homelessness. Method: Sixty-three students taking Social Psychology either participated in a course with a service-learning project or one that did not. Attitudes related to those experiencing homelessness and the self were assessed over time. Results: Students that participated in service-learning saw increased positive attitudes toward those experiencing homelessness over time compared to those that did not participate in service-learning. Conclusion: Service-learning seems to have helped foster positive attitudes toward those experiencing homelessness for students at an HSI.
Descriptors: Service Learning, Attitude Change, Minority Serving Institutions, Hispanic American Students, Program Effectiveness, Homeless People, Student Attitudes, Citizenship Responsibility
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale; Satisfaction With Life Scale
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