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Recent Dissertations on Service and Service-Learning Topics: Volume I (1999) (264K pdf) | |
| This is the first edition of annotations of dissertations on service, service-learning, and related topics, published in 1999. Each entry provides a citation and an abstract. | ||
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Recent Dissertations on Service and Service-Learning Topics: Volume II (2001) (9190K pdf) | |
| This is the second edition of annotations of dissertations on service, service-learning, and related topics. These dissertations were produced as early as the 1970s and follow through the 1990s. Each entry provides a citation and an abstract. | ||
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Recent Dissertations on Service and Service-Learning Topics: Volume III (2001-2003) (588K pdf) | |
| This is the third edition of annotations of dissertations on service, service-learning, and related topics. These dissertations were produced during the period 2001 through 2003. Each entry provides a citation and an abstract. | ||
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Recent Dissertations on Service and Service-Learning Topics: Volume IV (2004-2006) (1115K pdf) | |
 This is the fourth volume of Learn and Serve America's National Service-Learning Clearinghouse's collection of recent service-learning thesis and dissertation abstracts. This document includes citation information of 144 dissertations and theses from the years 2004-2006. |
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Service-Learning in California: A Profile of the CalServe Service-Learning Partnerships (1997-2000) | |
| This report presents a statewide profile of the goals, accomplishments, and impacts of 35 K-12 service-learning partnerships that participated in the California Department of Education's service-learning initiative (CalServe Initiative) between 1997 and 2000. The findings detailed in the report represent partnerships’ responses to a set of overarching questions, which focused on detailing the impacts of service-learning on students, teachers, schools, districts, and the community. These responses were analyzed by researchers from UC Berkeley’s Service-Learning Research & Development Center over the three-year period. | ||
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Summary Report: National Evaluation of Learn and Serve America (298K pdf) | |
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Between 1994-1997, Brandeis University's Center for Human Resources
conducted an evaluation of Learn and Serve school and
community-based programs for the Corporation for National Service.
This research report examines the short term and longer term (one
year) impacts of the Learn and Serve program on middle and high
school students. Civic and educational attitudes and school
performance were enhanced during program participation. However,
there was little evidence of these impacts a year later. Citation: The Center for Human Resources, Brandeis University. (1999). Summary Report: National Evaluation of Learn and Serve America. Waltham, MA: Brandeis University. |
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The Status of Service-Learning in the United States: Some Facts and Figures | |
| Compares data from 1984 research with information from two studies
of service and service-learning completed in 1997. Although there
is also evidence that service and service-learning has grown in
elementary schools and post-secondary institutions, the focus of
this brief report is on service and service-learning in high
schools. Citation: Shumer, R. and Cook, C. (1999). The Status of Service-Learning in the United States: Some Facts and Figures. St. Paul, MN: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse. |
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W.K. Kellogg Foundation Formative Years: Lessons from a Decade in the Service-Learning Field (292K pdf) | |
| This work, authored by Brien McHugh, is based on the study by Shelley Billig, Ph.D., RMC Research Corporation. W.K. Kellogg Foundation Retrospective of K-12 Service-Learning Projects, 1990–2000. Includes an overview and history of the evolution of service-learning during the decade 1990 to 2000. Presents the elements of successful service-learning programs and reviews how the field was strengthened during that time. Discusses the legacy and impacts of service-learning in the final section. Citation: McHugh, B. (2004). W.K. Kellogg Foundation Formative Years: Lessons from a Decade in the Service-Learning Field. Battle, MI: W.K. Kellogg Foundation. |
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W.K. Kellogg Foundation Retrospective of K-12 Service-Learning Projects, 1990-2000 (483K pdf) | |
| The W. K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) funded approximately 30
projects related to K-12 service-learning from 1990 to 2000. The
purpose of this retrospective evaluation was to describe the
collective impact of the WKKF’s K-12 service-learning
grantmaking from 1990-2000, especially with regard to
grantees’ contributions to service-learning practice and
sustainability in the United States. Citation: RMC Research Corporation. (2002). W.K. Kellogg Foundation Retrospective of K-12 Service-Learning Projects, 1990-2000. Denver, CO: RMC Research Corporation. |
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