Impact of Service-Learning and Social Justice Education on College Students’ Cognitive Development

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ISSN 0027-6021

AUTHOR:
Yan Wang and Robert Rodgers

TITLE:
Impact of Service-Learning and Social Justice Education on College Students’ Cognitive Development

SUGGESTED CITATION:
Wang, Y. , Rodgers, R. (2006). Impact of Service-Learning and Social Justice Education on College Students’ Cognitive Development. NASPA Journal, 43(2), Art. 7. Retrieved May 13, 2009, from http://publications.naspa.org/naspajournal/vol43/iss2/art7

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ABSTRACT:
This study used the Measure of Epistemology Reflection to explore the impact of service-learning and social justice education on college students’ cognitive development. Six service-learning courses taught with or without a social justice emphasis were studied. Results showed that service- learning courses in general had a positive impact on students’ cognitive development, while service-learning courses with a social justice emphasis appeared to have more impact on students’ cognitive development than those without a social justice emphasis.

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