Document Type
Article - Open Access
Publication Title
Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education
Publication Date
2013
Abstract/ Summary
This study examines the conceptions of citizenship held by students engaged in a service learning course. Open-ended responses to instructor-developed surveys were analyzed. Results indicated that students primarily viewed good citizenship in terms of community service; however, their ideas about service were limited to passive kinds of service such as helping others and volunteering, rather than active kinds of service such as community organizing. Results were compared with conceptions of citizenship held by students engaged in another course with a smaller volunteering component. Opportunities for broadening service learning students’ understanding of citizenship are discussed.
Repository Citation
Falk, A.
(2013). Service Learning Students’ Perceptions of Citizenship. Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 5(1), 3-12.
Available at: https://scholarworks.merrimack.edu/soe_facpub/31
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Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Higher Education Commons, Service Learning Commons
