Service-Learning in Nonprofit Organizations: Motivations, Expectations, and Outcomes.

摘要: This article applies theories of giving from philanthropic studies to enhance understanding servicelearning relationships between students and community partners. Focusing on the participation motivations, outcome expectations, satisfaction levels partners who have recently completed work with service-learning students, authors find that organizations staff supervisors engaged in are motivated both by altruistic self-serving factors. Staff partner give time, training, a laboratory student learning. In return, expect generally receive valuable service students. The results suggest relationship be viewed as reciprocal nature, other donor-recipient situations. ********** Service-learning, form experiential learning which classroom instruction is reinforced (Hunter & Brisbin, 2000), now common well accepted curricular component at many universities (Eyler Giles, 1999). literature has clearly demonstrated benefits two areas: their education enhanced they more likely citizens throughout adulthood. accruing include improving critical thinking skills, integrating theory practice, communication creating sustained civic engagement (Battistoni, 1997; Gray, Ondaatje, Fricker, Geschwind, 2000; Hunter Jacoby, 1996). Although replete information accrue (e.g., Astin Sax, 1998; Eyler 1999; Kenny, 2002), it relatively bereft actual, rather than implied, (Eyler, Ward Wolf-Wendel, 1997). overall impression given value or less assumed. As long program well-designed, somehow assured. definitions "service" occurs relate most often creation improved citizens, thus society (Kenny). Research demonstrates those contribute college will build social capital--they make informed voters, better parents, volunteers adults important these are, still focused recipients, then organizations. Giles' Where's Learning Service-Learning? (1999) led us wonder, quixotically, service-learning? More point, whom being provided? Admittedly, attention been paid recent years partner's perspective. Ferrari Worrall (2000) offer evaluation perspective urban-based partners, assessing performance using qualitative quantitative items. organization's perception faculty, impacts experience also highlighted (Schmidt Robby, 2002; Vernon Ward, While help shed light perspective, research needed. Our personal experiences call into question assumed direction service-learning, complex. Studies impact must go further understand nature service-learning. It was not too ago, we, assistant professors, were members nonprofit fielding proposals professors establish some sort experiential/ arrangement. …