SourcesBenefits+of+Student+Participation+in+Community+Service

Benefits of Student Participation in Community Service (2005). //Benefits of Student Participation in Community Service//. Retrieved August 24, 2010, from : []


 * "increase students' personal, interpersonal and social development (Billig 2000)" pg. 1
 * "increase motivation, student engagement, and school attendance (Billig 2000)" pg. 1
 * "lead to new perspectives and more 'positive lifestyle choices and behavior' (Civic Literacy Project 2005)" pg. 1

(2005). //Benefits of Student Participation in Community Service//. Retrieved August 24, 2010, from : []


 * "'Community service and volunteering' refers to voluntary and unpaid acts of assistance performed by individuals, primarily to benefit other--most frequently, other members of one's community." pg. 3
 * "These projects are more likely to reflect students' personal choice and individual interests." pg. 3

(2005). //Benefits of Student Participation in Community Service//. Retrieved August 24, 2010, from : []


 * "Middle and Highschool students who engaged in quality service-learning programs shoed increases in measures of personal and social responsibility, communication and sense of educational competence (Weiler, et. al., 1998)." pg. 4
 * "Students who engaged in service-learning ranked responsibility as a more important value and reported a higher sense of responsibility to their school than comparison groups (Leming, 1998)." pg. 4
 * Students perceive themselves to be more socially competent after engaging in service-learning (Scales and Blyth, 1997; O'Bannon, 1999; Morgan and Streb, 1999)." pg. 4
 * "Students who engaged in service-learning were more likely to increase their sense of self-esteem and self-efficacy (Shaffer, 1993)." pg. 4
 * "Students who engaged in service-learning were more likely to treat each other kindly, help each other and care about doing their best (Berkas, 1997)." pg. 4
 * "Middle school male students reported increased self-esteem and fewer behavioral problems after engaging in service-learning (Switzer, et. al., 1995." pg. 4
 * "High school students who participated in service-learning and service are more likely to be engaged in a community organization and to vote fifteen years after their participation in the program than those who did not participate (Youniss, et. al., 1997; Yates and Youniss, 1998)." pg. 4
 * "High school students from five states who participated in high quality service-learning programs increased their political attentiveness, political knowledge and desire to become more politically active (Morgan and Streb, 1999)." pg. 4
 * "Students who engage in service-learning feel that they can "make a difference (O'Bannon, 1999; Cairn, 1999)." pg. 4
 * "Over 80% of participants in high quality service-learning programs felt that they had made a positive contribution to the community (Melchior, 1999; Billig and Conrad, 1997; Scales and Blyth, 1997)." pg. 4