Impacts/Outcomes

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Impacts, outcomes and effects are the tangible results of a service-learning effort. They are important to service-learning because they provide a means of illustrating the efficacy of service-learning.
September 2004 (Updated June 2007)

NSLC Site Resources

Evidence Base for Service Learning in Higher Education (NSLC Fact Sheet)
K-12 Service-Learning Impacts (NSLC Fact Sheet)
Impacts and Outcomes of Service-Learning: Higher Education (NSLC Bibliography)
Impacts and Outcomes of Service-Learning: K-12 (NSLC Bibliography)

Relevant Links

NSLC Statistics Links

Recommended NSLC Library Items* (How to Borrow)

Does Participation in Quality Academic Service-Learning, Signature Service-Learning Positively Impact Students' State Achievement Test Scores? (2008)
Evaluation Report of Student Attitude and Behavior Changes to the Tennessee Department of Education and Volunteer Tennessee on the Learn and Serve America School-Based Program: Student Data Sets from 2007-2008, Year 2 of the Learn and Serve Project (2008)
A Preliminary Overview of the Literature Linking Service-Learning and Retention (2006)
Development of Student Service-Learning Course Survey (SSLCS) to Measure Service-Learning Course Outcomes (2005)
Does the Service Matter? Comparative Benefits of Direct and Indirect Service Learning Experiences (2005)
Growing to Greatness: 2005 State of Service-Learning Report (2005)
The Condition of Education 2005 (2005)
The Impact of Participation in Service-Learning on High School Students' Civic Engagement (2005)
Transcending Disciplines, Reinforcing Curricula: Why Faculty Teach With Service Learning (2005)
Cognitive Outcomes of Service-Learning: Reviewing the Past and Glimpsing the Future (2002)
"The Impacts on Service-Learning Participants" in Service-Learning Through a Multidisciplinary Lens (2002)
The Effects of Service-Learning (2000)
How Service Learning Affects Students: Executive Summary (2000)
Meaningful Measurement of Theory-Based Service-Learning Outcomes: Making the Case with Quantitative Research (2000)
Research on K-12 School-Based Service-Learning: The Evidence Builds (2000)
Advances In Education Research [Special Issue] (1998)
Achievement Test Score Shows Teachers are Making Changes in Their Classrooms Through Service-Learning (1997)
"A quantitative study of the impact of service learning programs" in Service Learning: Applications from the Research (1997)
What are the Impacts of Service Learning Courses on Our Community Partners? (1997)

Effective Practices

Effective practices on the impact of service-learning from the EpiCenter database

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