ERIC Number: EJ848479
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1076-0180
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Comparing College Community Participation and Future Service Behaviors and Attitudes
Fenzel, L. Mickey; Peyrot, Mark
Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, v12 n1 p23-31 Fall 2005
Little research has examined the effects of service participation and the level of integration of service into courses on alumni service-related attitudes and behaviors. In the present study, 481 alumni of a religious-affiliated liberal arts college participated in a phone survey that examined their present and past behaviors related to service and their current service-related attitudes. Results showed that participation in both general community service and service-learning as undergraduates was positively associated with alumni attitudes toward social and personal responsibility as well as alumni involvement in post-college community service and service-related careers. Service-learning participation exerted an effect over and above that accounted for by community service participation. Positive relationships of service-learning with outcomes generally were limited to courses that provided high-quality experiences (more hours of service, more reflection activity, and more integration of service into the course). (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Alumni, Service Learning, Liberal Arts, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Telephone Surveys, Undergraduate Students, Reflection, Social Justice, Church Related Colleges, Outcomes of Education, Effect Size
Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning, University of Michigan. 1024 Hill Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3310. Tel: 734-647-7402; Fax: 734-647-7464; Web site: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/mjcsl
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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