Benefits of Service Learning in CHFD 3135- Youth Development
Major
Child and Family Development (B.S.)
Research Presentation Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the benefits of service learning in CHFD 3135-Youth Development. This course requires 14 hours of service learning done in one of three after school program settings in Statesboro. A two-page survey, developed at Sam Houston State University, was administered the last day of class Fall 2015. Four questions were modified to assess content specific to CHFD 3135. The mean scores on the 20 questions ranged from a 4.25-4.75 (on a 5 point scale) indicating an overall positive experience. The open-ended questions asked for three separate words indicating what they liked most and disliked about the experience. The thing the students most liked were the children and most disliked were time constraints. The findings will further our understanding of service learning as it relates to students’ overall undergraduate education in civic engagement and understanding of youth development.
Keywords
Keywords: Pedagogy, Benefits, Higher Education, Community, Course Content, Citizenship
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Principal Faculty Mentor
Dr. Alice Hall
Principal Faculty Mentor Email
alicehall@georgiasouthern.edu
Principal Faculty Mentor’s Department
Child Development Center (CHHS)
Recommended Citation
Delp, Katherine; Prichett, Kristen M.; and Hall, Alice, "Benefits of Service Learning in CHFD 3135- Youth Development" (2016). Phi Kappa Phi Research Symposium (2012-2016). 1.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/pkp/2016/graduate/1
Benefits of Service Learning in CHFD 3135- Youth Development
The purpose of this study was to assess the benefits of service learning in CHFD 3135-Youth Development. This course requires 14 hours of service learning done in one of three after school program settings in Statesboro. A two-page survey, developed at Sam Houston State University, was administered the last day of class Fall 2015. Four questions were modified to assess content specific to CHFD 3135. The mean scores on the 20 questions ranged from a 4.25-4.75 (on a 5 point scale) indicating an overall positive experience. The open-ended questions asked for three separate words indicating what they liked most and disliked about the experience. The thing the students most liked were the children and most disliked were time constraints. The findings will further our understanding of service learning as it relates to students’ overall undergraduate education in civic engagement and understanding of youth development.