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Understanding Community Service Learing Engagement Model

Juan Jacobs Sheblak Coherent Integrated Engagement and Education Engagement aligns the intellectual assets (knowledge generation and dissemination) of the institution with public issues. Community Service-Learning Combines service activities and learning objectives with the intent that the activity benefit both the recipient and the provider.

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Understanding Community Service Learing Engagement Model

Juan Jacobs Sheblak Coherent Integrated Engagement and Education Engagement aligns the intellectual assets (knowledge generation and dissemination) of the institution with public issues. Community Service-Learning Combines service activities and learning objectives with the intent that the activity benefit both the recipient and the provider.

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Community Service-Learning:

Engagement , Benefits and Essential Strategies

Juan Jacobs Sheblak

Successful Century Institutions must be


Intentional Focused Responsive Autonomous in a context of mission-based accountability Driven by shared governance across stakeholders more democratic
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Coherent Integrated

Engagement and Education


Engagement aligns the intellectual assets (knowledge generation and dissemination) of the institution with public issues At the same time questions as a way of strengthening teaching/research and the communitys capacity.

Recognizes interdependent knowledge relationships The nexus of intellectual, political, social, cultural, economic needs and assets

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The Benefits of Engagement


Response to accountability pressures Counteract the overly-vocational focus of students Improve shared governance Better learning; needs of contemporary students New forms and modes of research New streams of stakeholder involvement

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Incentives and Reputational Factors


are Changing
Incorporation of engagement into institutional accreditation processes International commitment to engagement Student demand for community service-learning Evidence of impact on student outcomes

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Overall Impacts of Engagement


Service-Learning is spreading across K-20 Engagement is diversifying postsecondary institutions Global interest is making engagement a core element of research excellence and institutional reputation/prestige Engaged learning matches the new student Engagement is building awareness of the role of higher education in creating public good
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Community Service-Learning
Combines service activities and learning objectives with the intent that the activity benefit both the recipient and the provider.

This is accomplished by linking learning to communitybased tasks supported by structured reflections and guided explorations of related aspects of knowledge, skills and values.

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Community Service-Learning Quality


Academic credit for learning, not service Rigorous and specific learning objectives Structured reflection on both learning and service outcomes Thorough orientation of students Community involvement in design; clear roles and responsibilities A collaborative approach to teaching

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CSL Challenges
Definitions, stereotypes, perceptions The problem with the S word

Setting clear and specific goals o For student learning o For community benefit
Coherence across curricular and co-curricular servicelearning; logic of the learning experience o How much? Where in curr? To what end? Documentation/measurement of impacts Visibility internal and external
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Higher Ed CSL Research Findings


Increases retention and progress-to-degree; aligns with needs of the new student body Makes learning relevant, effective, transforming Influences career and course of study

Develops social responsibility, multicultural understanding and leadership


Encourages students to be active in campus and community life
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Other Research Findings


Improved higher order thinking skills; analysis, understanding complex problems Civic responsibility, citizenship Commitment to service

Career awareness/skills awareness of options, clarity of choice, technical skills


Personal outcomes self-esteem, empowerment Social outcomes pro-social behaviors, reduction of risky behaviors

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Summary of CSL Effects on Learning


Mediating Factors
Community ServiceLearning

Self-esteem Empowerment Prosocial behaviors Motivation Engagement

Academic Outcomes

Clearly defined programmatic features


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Successful Role out Strategies


Discuss graduate attributes and learning objectives Create a plan or pathway for Community servicelearning

Invest in faculty development; incentives


Recognize diverse approaches; start with trial courses and interested faculty

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Create supportive infrastructure Sustain partnerships relationships Document and evaluate process and outcomes

Collaborate with other institutions; peer exchange; build on existing good practices and literature

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Trends in CSL
Attention to explicit learning goals Community Service-learning and diversity

Greater involvement of partners as teachers


International community service-learning here and abroad Community Service-learning in teacher preparation Graduate community service-learning CSL and research

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Resources
Campus Compact Introduction to SL Toolkit (Compact.org)
International Service-Learning Research Conference International Partnership for Service-Learning American Association of Community Colleges Horizons American Association of State Colleges and Universities American Democracy Project; Stewardship of Place National Service-Learning Clearinghouse (servicelearning.org)
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