Community Engagement Findings Across the Disciplines

Heather K. Evans is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Sam Houston State University. Her research interests include political engagement, elections, public opinion, and political communication.

• IntroductionChapter 1: Community Engagement Effects Across the Disciplines: Impacts on Political Efficacy, Engagement, and ApathyHeather K. EvansChapter 2: Transformative Education for Students At-Risk: Intervention through Service-LearningBarbara Greybeck, Judy Nelson, and Richard C. Henriksen, Jr. Chapter 3: A Qualitative Study of Perceptions and Experiences of Online Victim Services Academic Community Engagement: Graduate Student ReflectionsMary M. Breaux and James G. BookerChapter 4: The Impact of a Service Learning Project Involving Pre-Service Teachers Working with Incarcerated YouthJohn Kelly, Colin Dalton, and Diane M. MillerChapter 5: Empowering Teachers for Linguistic Diversity: In Search of Professional DispositionsMary A. Petrón and Baburhan UzumChapter 6: Using a Consumer Satisfaction Survey with Clients Receiving Child-Centered Play TherapyDenise Peterson, Yvonne Garza-Chaves, and Rick BruhnChapter 7: International Service Learning: Experiences of Mainstream Preservice Teachers Teaching EFL in Naples, ItalyBurcu Ates and Yurimi GrigsbyChapter 8: Learning Beyond the Classroom: Online Service-learningJin Young ChoiChapter 9: Academic Community Engagement Research in Kinesiology: Undergraduate Students’ Attitudes toward Individuals with DisabilitiesJihyun Lee,José A. Santiago, Seung Ho Chang, and Justin A. HaegeleAbout the EditorAbout the ContributorsIndex

This highly-useful volume presents information from studies of the effectiveness of service-learning on undergraduate and graduate college students enrolled in both seated and on-line courses. Contributors used a variety of qualitative and quantitative research designs to investigate the impact of service-learning on a range of outcomes, including mastery of course content, inter-cultural competence, awareness of social injustices, professional identity formation, individual empowerment, and civic and political engagement attitudes.As several authors note, civic engaged learning is not a panacea for political apathy and civic disengagement. However, the authors demonstrate that well-designed and effectively-taught service learning classes can promote the development of dispositions, skills, and motivations that likely will increase students’ future political engagement and civic participation.