An Evaluation of a Service-Learning Model for Criminal Justice Undergraduate Students

2009 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Beth Hirschinger-Blank ◽  
Lori Simons ◽  
Alexandra Kenyon
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Learning Model

An Evaluation of a Service-Learning Model for Criminal Justice Undergraduate Students

2009 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Beth Hirschinger-Blank ◽  
Lori Simons ◽  
Alexandra Kenyon
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Intellectual Development ◽  
Mixed Methods Design ◽  
Political Awareness ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Service Projects ◽  
Students Attitudes

A triangulation mixed-methods design was used to measure differences in service-learning outcomes for 32 students enrolled in criminal justice courses during the academic years 2003 (n = 16) and 2005 (n = 16). Results show that service-learners increase their political awareness and course value but experience a decrease in problem-solving skills and preference for short-term and long-term participation in service projects over the course of the semester. Results further indicate that service-learning impacts the majority of students' attitudes regarding diversity, as well as their interpersonal, personal, and intellectual development.

The Impact of TimeSlips on Undergraduate Students in Service Learning With Older Adults

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Sabine Heuer
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Attitudes Toward Older Adults ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Attitude Shift ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Journal Entries

Purpose Future speech-language pathologists are often unprepared in their academic training to serve the communicative and cognitive needs of older adults with dementia. While negative attitudes toward older adults are prevalent among undergraduate students, service learning has been shown to positively affect students' attitudes toward older adults. TimeSlips is an evidence-based approach that has been shown to improve health care students' attitudes toward older adults. The purpose of this study is to explore the change in attitudes in speech-language pathology students toward older adults using TimeSlips in service learning. Method Fifty-one students participated in TimeSlips service learning with older adults and completed the Dementia Attitude Scale (DAS) before and after service learning. In addition, students completed a reflection journal. The DAS data were analyzed using nonparametric statistics, and journal entries were analyzed using a qualitative analysis approach. Results The service learners exhibited a significant increase in positive attitude as indexed on the DAS. The reflective journal entries supported the positive change in attitudes. Conclusions A noticeable attitude shift was indexed in reflective journals and on the DAS. TimeSlips is an evidence-based, patient-centered approach well suited to address challenges in the preparation of Communication Sciences and Disorders students to work with the growing population of older adults.

Model Pembelajaran Teams Games Tournaments (TGT) untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Siswa

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Suwarno Suwarno
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
School Effectiveness ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Committee Report ◽  
The Impact

<p><strong>A</strong><strong>bstract</strong><strong>. </strong>This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the Teams Games Tournament (TGT) learning model to improve student learning outcomes. This research is important because the lecture learning model makes learning meaningless so it impacts on low learning outcomes. This research uses quasi experiment using control class and experimental class. Respondents in this study were students of class X SMK 8 Semarang Academic Year 2017/2018. Sample selection using random sampling, class X1 is <em>used</em> as a control class and X2 is an experimental class. The experimental class was given an intervention by learning Teams Games Tournaments (TGT), while the control class used lecture learning. The effectiveness of the model was measured by the student test analysis method. then analyzed by completeness test and average difference test. The findings of this study are the learning outcomes of experimental class students achieving better learning outcomes than classes using the lecture method.</p><p><strong><em>Keywords</em></strong><em>: Learning Model, Teams Games Tournaments (TGT)</em><em>. Students</em></p><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p><strong>Daftar Pustaka</strong></p><p align="center"> </p><p>Bofota, Y. B., &amp; Bofota, Y. B. (2017). <em>The impact of social capital on children educational outcomes : the case of Tanzania The impact of social capital on children educational outcomes : The case of Tanzania</em>.</p><p>Cahuc, P., Shleifer, A., &amp; Algan, Y. (2014). <em>Teaching Practices and Social Capital</em>. (6052).</p><p>Catts, R., &amp; Ozga, J. (2015). <em>What is Social Capital and how might it be used in Scotland ’ s Schools ?</em> (36).</p><p>Flint, N. (2017). <em>Full report Schools , communities and social capital : building blocks in the ’ Big Society ’ Contents</em>.</p><p>Goddard, R. D. (2016). <em>Relational Networks , Social Trust , and Norms : A Social Capital Perspective on Students ’ Chances of Academic Success</em>. <em>25</em>(1), 59–74.</p><p>Eddy Prasongko, 2017. Team Game Tournament. Bandung. Jawa Barat</p><p>Endang Poerwanti, dkk. 2008. <em>Asesmen Pembelajaran SD.</em> Jakarta: Direktorat Jendral Pendidikan Tinggi Departemen Pendidikan Nasional</p><p>Hargreaves, A. (2015). <em>School Social Capital and School Effectiveness</em>. <em>37</em>, 119–136.</p><p>Kurnia, Inggridwati. dkk. 2018. <em>Perkembangan belajar peserta didik</em><em>.</em> Jakarta: Direktorat Jendral Pendidikan Tinggi Departemen Pendidikan Nasional</p><p>Purwanto. M Ngalim. 2015. <em>Psikologi Pendidikan</em>. Bandung: PT Remaja Rosdakarya</p><p>Siddiq, M. Djauhar. 2018. <em>Pengembangan Bahan Pembelajaran SD</em>. Jakarta: Direktorat Jendral Pendidikan Tinggi Departemen Pendidikan Nasional.</p><p>Sugiyono, 2005. Metode Penelitian Kuantitatif, Kualitatif dan Rn D, Bandung Aftabeta</p><p>Lash, D., &amp; Belfiore, G. (2017). <em>5 Essentials in Building Social Capital Report 4 of the MyWays Student Success Series</em>. (October).</p><p>Mikiewicz, P., Jonasson, J. T., Gudmundsson, G., Blondal, K. S., &amp; Korczewska, D. M. (2011). <em>Comparative research between Poland and Iceland</em>.</p><p>Schlesselman, L., Borrego, M., Bloom, T. J., Mehta, B., Drobitch, R. K., &amp; Smith, T. (2015). An Assessment Of Service-Learning In 34 US Schools Of Pharmacy Follow Up On The 2001 Professional Affairs Committee Report. <em>American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education</em>, <em>79</em>(8). https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe798116</p><p><em><br /></em></p>

Ethnographic Service Learning: An Approach for Transformational Learning

Journal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie A. Medeiros ◽  
Jennifer Guzmán
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Transformational Learning ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
The United States ◽  
Field Methods ◽  
The Social ◽  
Service Learning Projects ◽  
Transformational Experiences ◽  
Learning Projects

Trends in higher education pedagogy increasingly point to the importance of transformational experiences as the capstone of liberal arts education. Practitioners of ethnography, the quintessential transformational experience of the social sciences, are well-positioned to take the lead in designing courses and term projects that afford undergraduate students opportunities to fundamentally reshape their understanding of the social world and their own involvement within it. Furthermore, in the United States, colleges and universities have become proponents of service learning as a critical component of a holistic educational experience. In this article, we describe how service learning can be incorporated into training students in ethnographic field methods as a means to transformational learning and to give them skills they can use beyond the classroom in a longer trajectory of civic participation. We discuss strategies, opportunities, and challenges associated with incorporating service learning into courses and programs training students in ethnographic field methods and propose five key components for successful ethnographic service learning projects. We share student insights about the transformational value of their experiences as well as introduce some ethical concerns that arise in ethnographic service-learning projects.

Women and Policing: An Assessment of Factors Related to the Likelihood of Pursuing a Career as a Police Officer

2021 ◽  
pp. 109861112110090
Author(s):  
Vanessa M. Diaz ◽  
Lidia E. Nuño
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officer ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Police Departments ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Underrepresentation Of Women ◽  
Limited Generalizability

Law enforcement is still considered a male dominated occupation resulting in the underrepresentation of women in sworn personnel positions. While it is critical for police departments to have a more representative police force, there is a lack of research on the factors that affect the likelihood of women entering policing. Past studies suggest that men and women have similar reasons for joining policing. However, research on the factors that deter potential candidates from pursuing this career path is limited. This paper examines factors that may affect the likelihood of women pursuing a career in policing. We rely on data collected from a sample of undergraduate students enrolled in criminal justice courses (n = 421). Our results show that, relative to men, women are less likely to be interested in pursuing a career as a police officer. However, more than half of the women in our sample reported interest in pursuing a career in policing. We find that for men and women, the likelihood for pursuing a career in policing was affected by a number of personal characteristics and the current socio-political climate. While a notable limitation of our study is its limited generalizability, overall, our findings offer some promise for the potential of representative policing.

scholarly journals UTILIZING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH TO INFORM COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR OLDER ADULTS: A SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECT

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S537-S538
Author(s):  
Amanda E Barnett ◽  
Sara Olinger
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Community Resources ◽  
Home Visitor ◽  
Aging Societies ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Engaging undergraduate students with aging-focused community resources is critical for preparing students to work with older adults and make positive contributions to aging societies. During the fall, 2018 semester, undergraduate students in a human development course on middle and late adulthood partnered with a county aging and disability resource center (ADRC) in Wisconsin to evaluate and update several of their existing programs and resources using empirical research. Upon completion of this project, students synthesized course material to meet all course learning objectives such as: (1) critically analyze physical, psychological, and sociological processes of aging across categories of difference (e.g. cultural, ethnic, class); (2) evaluate social policies and their multigenerational implications for midlife and older adults; and (3) construct a personal position on aging that integrates theory, research, and policy to demonstrate a sensitive and competent approach to working with midlife and older adults. Students researched, wrote reports, and presented to ADRC staff on the impact of social isolation on older adults, best practices for home visitor and transportation programs serving older adults, cognitive competency tools and best practices for utilizing memory assessments, grief supports and groups for family caregivers, and best practices for supporting veterans as they age. The outcome of these projects are research-based recommendations for any ADRC to consider when developing and implementing related programs. All stakeholders (students, professor, and ADRC staff) were satisfied with the process and outcomes of the project. Strengths and challenges of carrying out such a collaborative project will be reviewed.

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