Does How Students Serve Matter? What Characteristics of Service Programs Predict Students’ Social Justice Attitudes?
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Joshua Littenberg-Tobias
Joshua Littenberg-Tobias (tobiasj@bc.edu) is a doctoral candidate in educational research, measurement, and evaluation at Boston College. He would like to thank Henry Braun and Minsong Kim for their assistance in providing him with access to the data that were used in the study.
Abstract
Volunteering is often touted as a method to educate college students about social justice by providing students with an opportunity to apply classroom knowledge in a real-world setting. However, many critics have noted that service does not necessarily lead to social justice outcomes and that some forms of service may reinforce students’ negative misconceptions. This analysis estimated the relationship between different service program characteristics and changes in students’ attitudes towards social justice. It found that volunteer programs that were more time-intensive, included reflection, and had a social justice orientation exhibited a stronger relationship with students’ social justice attitudes than other types of volunteer programs. These findings suggest that college students who participate in these types of programs may develop stronger social justice attitudes than students who volunteer through other types of service programs.
About the author
Joshua Littenberg-Tobias (tobiasj@bc.edu) is a doctoral candidate in educational research, measurement, and evaluation at Boston College. He would like to thank Henry Braun and Minsong Kim for their assistance in providing him with access to the data that were used in the study.
© 2014 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin/Boston
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- Invited Feature Article
- The Role of Student Affairs in Promoting Social Justice in South Africa
- Peer Reviewed Article
- Does How Students Serve Matter? What Characteristics of Service Programs Predict Students’ Social Justice Attitudes?
- Postcollege Criminal Convictions: A Comparison of Greek, Athlete, and Other Student Offending
- Professors’ Influence on Students’ Beliefs, Values, and Attitudes in the Classroom
- Civic Engagement on Campus
- Engaging College Students and Cadets in Training Tomorrow’s Leaders of Character
- Opinions and Perspectives
- Food Insecurity as a Student Issue
- Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
