TY - JOUR
T1 - The Impact of Service-Learning on Secondary School Students’ Social and Civic Competencies, and Engagement and Motivation in School Perspectives from Europe
AU - Gregorová, Alžbeta Brozmanová
AU - Heinzová, Zuzana
AU - Singh, Seyda Subasi
AU - Laven, Rolf
AU - Vamos, Michaela
AU - Arco-Tirado, Jose L.
AU - Fernández-Martín, Francisco D.
AU - Gleeson, Tracey
AU - Ryan, Patrick
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - This study investigated the impact of the service-learning PLACE model on the social and civic competencies, and motivation and engagement in secondary school students. The methodological design was quasi-experimental with a nonequivalent control group. With the data collected from 232 secondary school students from five European countries, the following hypothesis was tested: students who engage in service-learning will have more developed social and civic competencies, higher motivation and engagement in school, and a lower tendency to drop out. Before and after the intervention, the measurement showed statistically significant differences between the groups in several traits and attributes related to social competency measures, social responsibility, personal values, academic perseverance, learning mindset, and overall student engagement and motivation. The results confirmed that service-learning can work effectively on social and civic competencies, to prevent social exclusion risks.
AB - This study investigated the impact of the service-learning PLACE model on the social and civic competencies, and motivation and engagement in secondary school students. The methodological design was quasi-experimental with a nonequivalent control group. With the data collected from 232 secondary school students from five European countries, the following hypothesis was tested: students who engage in service-learning will have more developed social and civic competencies, higher motivation and engagement in school, and a lower tendency to drop out. Before and after the intervention, the measurement showed statistically significant differences between the groups in several traits and attributes related to social competency measures, social responsibility, personal values, academic perseverance, learning mindset, and overall student engagement and motivation. The results confirmed that service-learning can work effectively on social and civic competencies, to prevent social exclusion risks.
KW - civic competences
KW - dropout
KW - secondary school students
KW - service-learning
KW - social competences
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85214490963&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.37333/001c.127553
DO - 10.37333/001c.127553
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85214490963
SN - 2374-9466
VL - 12
JO - International Journal for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement
JF - International Journal for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement
IS - 1
ER -