Increased millennial engagement through service-learning: the causal impact of community service self-efficacy

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 424
Author(s):  
Curtis F. Matherne III ◽  
Patricia A. Lanier ◽  
Keith Credo
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Causal Impact

scholarly journals Enhancing Undergraduate Student Self-efficacy and Learning with a Community Service learning (CSL) Nutrition Workshop Assignment

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 61-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Coletta ◽  
Rakhshan Kamran ◽  
Ayesha Khan ◽  
Kim Dej ◽  
Janet M Pritchard
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Community Service Learning ◽  
Teaching Community ◽  
Premier Cycle ◽  
Groupes De Discussion ◽  
The Impact

Community service learning (CSL) activities in undergraduate programs are associated with improvements in self-efficacy (confidence related to performing a specific task) and academic achievement. This study aimed to understand the impact of a CSL assignment on self-efficacy related to teaching community members about evidence-based nutrition and on the overall learning experience. Students were invited to participate in this mixed-methods study (surveys and focus groups), and the results indicate that the CSL activity not only increased students’ self-efficacy related to nutrition science communication, but also gave students a greater feeling of connection to their community and an opportunity to practice skills needed for future careers.   Les activités d’apprentissage par l’engagement communautaire dans les programmes de premier cycle sont liées à une amélioration de l’autoefficacité (la confiance en sa propre capacité d’accomplir une tâche particulière) et du rendement universitaire. La présente étude vise à comprendre l’incidence d’un devoir d’apprentissage par l’engagement communautaire sur l’expérience d’apprentissage dans son ensemble et sur l’autoefficacité au sujet de la nutrition s’appuyant sur des données probantes – par rapport aux membres du corps enseignant. Les étudiants étaient invités à participer à une étude employant des méthodes mixtes (des sondages et des groupes de discussion). Les résultats indiquent que les activités d’apprentissage par l’engagement communautaire augmentent l’autoefficacité en matière de communication de la science de la nutrition. Qui plus est, ces activités donnent aux étudiants un sentiment accru d’appartenance à leur communauté ainsi qu’une occasion de mettre en pratique les compétences requises dans leur future carrière.

scholarly journals Self-Efficacy and Civic Engagement in Undergraduate Students: Empirical Results of a Service Learning Program in Thailand

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prasart Nuangchalerm
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
General Education ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Civic Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
First Semester

The environmental and cultural problems in Thailand are large and widely distributed. To address these problems, public awareness must be raised and all sectors of society must assume their civic responsibilities to assist in sustaining both our environment and the local culture. This study sought to engage undergraduate students in civic engagement projects in order to enhance their self-efficacy to address such problems through service learning experiences. One hundred and ninety six undergraduate students participated in a general education course on civic education during the first semester of 2012. This course provided students the opportunity to explore theoretical aspects of citizenship as well as the opportunity to practice community service. Such community service allows the students to experience and learn how the community members live. Data was collected by a variety of methods; self-efficacy questionnaires, student reports, journal writing and reflections, and interviews. Findings revealed that the students had high levels of self-efficacy and increased their levels of civic engagement through the community service conducted.

The Community Service Self-Efficacy Scale: Additional Evidence of Reliability and Validity

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger N. Reeb ◽  
Mike Smith ◽  
Ron Reigelsperger ◽  
Michelle Jessup
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Reliability And Validity

Community Service Self-Efficacy Scale: Defining the Nomological Network

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger N. Reeb ◽  
Jacob W. Crouse ◽  
Stacey A. Langsner
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Nomological Network

Community Service Self-Efficacy Scale

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. N. Reeb ◽  
R. M. Katsuyama ◽  
J. A. Sammon ◽  
D. S. Yoder
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Self Efficacy

Book Review: Promoting Community Renewal through Civic Literacy and Service Learning

NASPA Journal ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H. Persons ◽  
David Lisman
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Community Renewal ◽  
Academic Instruction ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Government ◽  
Civic Literacy

This is an optimistic, and useful, book written at a pessimistic time. In an era when the nation faces many social problems - including alienation from the government and work, the fragmentation of the family, and an expanding materialism - this book promoting civic literacy approaches to service learning and seeks to help educators in their efforts to redefine the role of civics in contemporary society. The civic literacy approach to service learning is defined as pedagogy that combines community service and academic instruction and that focuses on critical, reflective thinking and civic responsiblity. The editors challenge community colleges to act as catalysts for a national movement of community renewal, suggesting that they may be our best hope for finding ways to solve our social problems.

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