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  Service Learning Benefits
Students:
Provides students with documented experiences
Enhances student’s resumes
Promotes critical thinking
Broadens horizons
Improves communication
Promotes ethical and moral development
Improves social awareness
Improves self-esteem
Provides opportunity to apply classroom knowledge (active learning)
Provides career exploration and improves occupational skills
Develops citizenship skills
Increases learning motivation
 
Faculty:
Enhances and enriches teaching - innovative pedagogy
Improved faculty/student interactions
Improves faculty evaluations
Limitless research/publication possibilities
Work in faculty teams
Access to SL Course Protocol as resource
Make/improve connections with the community
Campus, community, state, regional and/or national recognition
Grants available
 
College:
Improves student preparation for work and transfer to senior institutions
Improves student satisfaction and retention
Enriches the curriculum
Monitors the relevance of academic material
Meets the community needs Increases learning opportunities
Improves linkage to the community
Reorients educative process to meet human needs
Meets Blinn's conception of educational roles
Generates community support
 
Community:
Increased human resources for problem solving
Increased ability to hire good students
Increased future citizenship support / commitment
Augmented service delivery

 

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