Abstract
Service-Learning (S-L) became a graduation requirement in Lingnan University in 2016–2017. Although many studies revealed that S-L impacts students’ learning positively, these studies have focused on the responses of S-L participants only. Because there is a very limited body of prior comparative studies, we considered that a control group study, which investigated both S-L and non-S-L students, would provide a robust source of additional evidence about the impact of S-L on students’ development. A pretest and posttest based nonequivalent groups control group design was adopted in this study to investigate differences in developmental outcomes among students who engaged in S-L versus those who did not. A total of 81 S-L students and 53 non-S-L students in three selected S-L credit-bearing courses were invited to complete the pretest and posttest questionnaires in 2017/2018 and 2018/2019. A significant difference in problem-solving skills was identified between the experimental and control groups.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Service-Learning Capacity Enhancement in Hong Kong Higher Education |
Editors | Grace NGAI, Daniel T.L. SHEK |
Publisher | Springer Singapore |
Chapter | 9 |
Pages | 167-180 |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789811924378 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789811924361 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 27 Sept 2022 |
Publication series
Name | Quality of Life in Asia |
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Volume | 14 |
ISSN (Print) | 2211-0550 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2211-0569 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
Funding
Cross-institutional Capacity Building for Service-Learning in Hong Kong Higher Education Institutions (Project No.: PolyU4/T&L/16-19).
Keywords
- Control group study
- Problem solving skills
- Service-learning