Coupling Service and Learning in Higher Education: The Final Report of the Evaluation of the Learn and Serve America, Higher Education Program: Executive Summary

The report presents evaluation results of the Learn and Serve America, Higher Education (LSAHE) initiative, sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNS). The report addresses impacts of LSAHE on communities, higher education institutions, and students and is based on three years of data collection and observation. It is intended to help CNS plan for the future of LSAHE, help national policy makers determine funding levels for LSAHE, and to guide education administrators and practitioners for their own policy development. The report gave an overview of LSAHE; described how the evaluation was done; described type of activities of LSAHE programs; noted the impact of LSAHE on student service providers, recipients in the community, and educational institutions; and described the returns on the activities to the communities. (SH)