Psychometric Properties and Correlates of the Civic Attitudes and Skills Questionnaire (CASQ): A Measure of Students' Attitudes Related to Service-Learning

Two samples of undergraduate students (N's = 761, 725), enrolled in liberal arts and sciences courses at a private research university, completed a questionnaire designed to measure attitudes, skills, and behavioral intentions that might be affected by service-learning participation. Factor analyses were used to define six scales. The scales' reliability was found to be adequate, according to internal consistency and test-retest assessments. Support for the scales' validity was obtained by examining relationships to measures of social desirability, attitudes about race, motivational beliefs, and respondents' demographic characteristics.