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Combining service and learning in higher education : evaluation of the Learn and Serve America Higher Education program

Author: Maryann Jacobi Gray; et al
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Education, 1999.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This report presents results of a three-year evaluation of Learn and Serve America, Higher Education (LSAHE), a program sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service that aims to increase involvement in community service by higher education institutions and students. LSAHE emphasizes an approach to community service, called "service-learning," that focuses on the development of service providers as  Read more...
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Combining service and learning in higher education.
Santa Monica, CA : RAND Education, 1999
(OCoLC)606348987
Online version:
Combining service and learning in higher education.
Santa Monica, CA : RAND Education, 1999
(OCoLC)608167170
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Maryann Jacobi Gray; et al
ISBN: 0585247714 9780585247717 0833027255 9780833027252
OCLC Number: 41503848
Description: xxiii, 108 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Responsibility: Maryann J. Gray ... [et al.].
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This report presents results of a three-year evaluation of Learn and Serve America, Higher Education (LSAHE), a program sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service that aims to increase involvement in community service by higher education institutions and students. LSAHE emphasizes an approach to community service, called "service-learning," that focuses on the development of service providers as well as service recipients. Between 1995 and 1997, about one in every eight higher education institutions nationwide participated in LSAHE by developing service-learning courses and programs. The evaluation described the major activities and accomplishments of LSAHE-supported programs; assessed the impacts of LSAHE on students, communities, and institutions; and determined returns on the public investment in LSAHE. Results show that LSAHE was highly successful in serving communities and had mixed success in promoting student development and institutional change. Although expenditures exceeded the value of LSAHE to communities, value increased each year, suggesting that long-term positive returns may occur.

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