Long-Term Impact of Service Learning in Environmental Studies

by: Janet MacFall

Long-term impacts from a senior course in Environmental Studies were evaluated by a survey of program graduates who had participated in the course over an eight-year period. Survey respondents indicated that the course had stewardship, fostering the ability to work with professionals and the community, to communicate with professionals in the field, and to relate ecological principles to real-world issues.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 1/1/2012Stock # jcst12_041_03_26Volume 041Issue 03

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