Student Learning Outcomes
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Increased retention rates
Positive effect on personal development identity, spiritual growth & moral development
Positive effect on interpersonal development
Enhanced leadership, communication, and
critical thinking skills
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Personal
Institutional
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Increased interest
in related work or
internships,
specifically in the
non-profit sector
Career
Social
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Educational
Sources: Outcomes: How Service-Learning Affects
Students, Astin & Holland 1999, Ward 1996,
Hammond 1994. Effects: At a glance: What we
Know about the Effects of Service-Learning on
College Students, Faculty, Institutions, and
Communities, Eyler, Giles, Stenson &Gray 2001
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Improves students’ ability to apply lessons to the real world
Increased interest in subject matter
Increased engagement in the classroom
Improved writing skills
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Reduces
stereotypes
Facilitates cross
cultural, class,
and racial
understandings
Builds social/civic
responsibility and
citizenship
Increases
awareness of the
world