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Service learning is a teaching method where community service is integrated into the curriculum to provide a richer academic experience.
Contents
Examples of Service Learning
How to Incorporate Service Learning
Models of Service Learning
Community Problem Solving Seminars (COMPS)
Evidence
Since service learning is a relatively new technique to be used in the field of economics there has yet to be studies comparing one section of a class practicing service learning to another section that is taught in the traditional methods.
Although, studies of this nature have been conducted in other fields, which is demonstrated through a study conducted by Berston and Younkin. In their study, comparing paired courses, or courses where one section was required to participate in 20 hours of service learning in addition to the normal course material, while the other just followed the normal curriculum (subjects consisted of Sociology, American History, College Preparatory English, and Introduction to English Composition). The study resulted in significantly higher course grade and reported higher satisfaction for those students whom were in the service learning class.
The study can be found Click here