Exploring the Community Impact of Service-Learning Project Teams

Authors

Brent J. Goertzen Ph.D., Fort Hays State UniversityFollow
Justin Greenleaf Ph.D., Fort Hays State UniversityFollow
Danielle Dougherty, Wichita State University FoundationFollow

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to study community partners' perceptions of the impact of service-learning projects, by studying the ways in which “service-learning project teams” (SLPT) impacted the communities and organizations where they worked. Researchers purposefully selected 16 community partners (CP) who had direct experience working with and supervising service-learning project teams to take part in semi-structured interviews regarding their experiences. Analysis of the transcribed interviews resulted in 15 themes that were divided into two categories. These findings are intended to be a starting point for further research regarding the community impact of service-learning.

Document Type

Article

Source Publication

Partnerships: A Journal of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement

Version

Published Version

Publication Date

10-31-2016

Volume

7

Issue

2

First Page

37

Last Page

50

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Recommended Citation

Goertzen, B. J., Greenleaf, J., & Dougherty, D. (2016). Exploring the Community Impact of Service-Learning Project Teams. Partnerships: A Journal of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement, 7(2), 37–50.