The Washington Study-Service Year of Eastern Mennonite University

Reflections on 23 Years of Service Learning

Bibliographic Data

ID3756553
AuthorsMelissa Aberle-Grasse (Eastern Mennonite University, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume43
Issue5
Pages848-857
Publication date2000-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00027640021955504
OpenAlexW1967975940
LanguageEN
Citations received5

The author describes the results of an evaluation of a service-learning program of Eastern Mennonite University. The Washington Study-Service Year, an off-campus program, began in 1976 in Washington, D.C. The author describes briefly the current goals and structure of the program and then describes the evaluation data and results. A variety of methods were used as evaluating tools, including essays of current students, interviews with alumni, and alumni surveys. The short and long-term influence of the program appears in increased understanding of racial/cross-cultural issues, in increased values in the areas of working with marginalized persons and working to change social institutions, in self-understanding, and in the development of interpersonal skills, such as conflict resolution and communication

Conflict resolution · Interpersonal communication · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Program evaluation · Public relations · Service (business) · Service-learning · Social science · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics) · Agriculture and Farm Safety · Computer Science · Diverse Educational Innovations Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Public Administration · Service-Learning and Community Engagement

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