Service-learning and the nontraditional student: What\u27s age got to do with it?

The increasing presence of “nontraditional” students in higher educationcan complicate efforts to use service-learning methodologies. Analysis ofdata from 919 undergraduate students at 3 universities suggests that studentswith nontraditional characteristics have different perceptions of thevalue of service-learning for different intended outcomes. In examining studentviews of whether the service-learning experiences helped them(a) understand what they learned in class, (b) develop personal skills,(c) develop career plans, and (d) enhance their level of civic engagement,results showed that older students felt that service-learning enhanced thecontent of their courses but significantly less so than younger students,especially first generation students. Working students were less enthusiasticabout the value of service-learning for the development of their personalskills than others....Worldcat record linkDePaul University current faculty, staff and students ONLY: Proquest e-boo