Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric Dec 2003 Open Access

Service-Learning Outcomes in English Composition Courses: An Application of the Campus Compact Assessment Protocol

J. Richard ; John Suarez

Abstract

This article compares ten English composition courses - six taught with traditional methodologies and four incorporating service-learning. Four instructors, each of whom taught both the traditional and service-learning versions of the composition courses, and one hundred twenty-eight students were involved in the study. The authors demonstrate that service-learning improves students’ attitudes toward civic engagement and social responsibility, sense of personal efficacy, and understanding of the complexity of social issues while enabling students to meet traditional standards for proficiency in the composition course.

Journal
Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric
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2003-12-01
DOI
10.59236/rjv3i1pp37-55
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writing pedagogy service learning
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