Served through Service: Undergraduate Students' Experiences in Community Engaged Learning at a Catholic and Marianist University
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| Title: | Served through Service: Undergraduate Students' Experiences in Community Engaged Learning at a Catholic and Marianist University |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Fogle, Elizabeth M., Franco, Savio D., Jesse, Edel M., Kondritz, Brent, Maxam, Lindsay, Much-McGrew, Heidi, McMillen, Cody, Ridenour, Carolyn S., Trunk, Daniel J. |
| Source: | Journal of Catholic Education. Mar 2017 20(1). |
| Availability: | Loyola Marymount University. School of Education 1 LMU Drive, University Hall Suite 1760, Los Angles, CA 90045. e-mail: catholicedjournal@lmu.edu; Web site: http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/ce |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 30 |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Undergraduate Students, Service Learning, Church Related Colleges, Catholics, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Interviews, Work Experience, Time Management, Student Leadership, School Community Programs, Learner Engagement |
| Geographic Terms: | Ohio (Dayton) |
| ISSN: | 2164-0246 |
| Abstract: | Students participating in sustained community service at an urban Catholic and Marianist university were volunteer informants in this qualitative exploration of the meaning they make of their service experiences. A PhD student research team (nine members) interviewed fourteen undergraduate students (10 of whom were seniors). Findings were organized as themes constructed within three domains: background, experience, and meaning. Within "background," students who had prior work in faith-based service before college deepened their meaning of service. Within "experience," there were social and cultural dynamics of navigating on and off campus life, including the roles students played as well as the challenge of time management. Within "meaning," building relationships was central to community service. Students built strong personal relationships with and deep commitments to city residents; the meaning of their own identities grew and developed. Experiencing the roots of social injustice led students both to confirm and to reconsider their life vocations. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 46 |
| Entry Date: | 2017 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1138811 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Students participating in sustained community service at an urban Catholic and Marianist university were volunteer informants in this qualitative exploration of the meaning they make of their service experiences. A PhD student research team (nine members) interviewed fourteen undergraduate students (10 of whom were seniors). Findings were organized as themes constructed within three domains: background, experience, and meaning. Within "background," students who had prior work in faith-based service before college deepened their meaning of service. Within "experience," there were social and cultural dynamics of navigating on and off campus life, including the roles students played as well as the challenge of time management. Within "meaning," building relationships was central to community service. Students built strong personal relationships with and deep commitments to city residents; the meaning of their own identities grew and developed. Experiencing the roots of social injustice led students both to confirm and to reconsider their life vocations. |
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| ISSN: | 2164-0246 |
