Abstract
Service-learning is an instructional method in which students learn course content by actively participating in thoughtfully organized service experiences related to the content. Effectively linking service-learning to course content not only offers students a powerful opportunity to maximize academic learning, but also promotes their personal growth and instills a commitment to lifelong, civic engagement. Service-learning was integrated into an upper level Family and Consumer Sciences Adolescent Development course. In addition to completing the traditional course work, students also completed a service-learning experience at a community agency that served adolescents. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the service-learning component, students were surveyed at the end of the semester about their service-learning experiences. All agreed they had learned more about course concepts as a result of their SL experience, and the majority felt their service-learning activity provided a needed service to the agency and community
Recommended Citation
Lee, Cheryl L.
(2009)
"Assessing Service-Learning in a College-Level
Adolescent Development Course,"
Journal of Youth Development: Vol. 4:
Iss.
2, Article 2.
Available at:
https://open.clemson.edu/jyd/vol4/iss2/2
