ABSTRACT
Over the past 20 years, the scholarship of civic engagement and service-learning has grown both in amount and rigor, and has helped to show empirically the benefits of service-learning to divisions of Student Affairs and Academic Affairs. These findings have helped solidify this high-impact pedagogical practice as an integral part of a postsecondary educational experience. While not an exhaustive list, numerous scholars have identified many positive outcomes from students who have participated in service-learning or civic engagement experiences, including:
• Academic or intellectual skills: See Astin & Sax, 1998; Astin, Vogelgesang, Ikeda, & Yee, 2000; Cress, Burack, Giles, Elkins, & Stevens, 2010; Deeley, 2010; Eyler & Giles, 1999; Eyler, Giles, & Braxton, 1997; Gallini & Moely, 2003; Hart & King, 2007; Hudson, 1996; Mpofu, 2007; Vogelgesang & Astin, 2000.
