International Service-Learning in South Africa and Personal Change: An Exploratory Content Analysis
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Norma Gaines-Hanks
This qualitative exploratory content analysis examined student perceptions of personal change in conjunction with their participation in an international service-learning program in South Africa. Twelve undergraduate students self-rated the extent to which they agreed that they were affected personally by their service-learning placement experiences. In addition, these students offered written responses to an open-ended question regarding the ways in which their service-learning placements changed them personally. All respondents either agreed or strongly agreed that they had been personally changed. Additionally, content analysis of written responses revealed the emergence of five themes of personal change in connection with service-learning placement experiences: (1) Increased Awareness, (2) Relational Growth, (3) Professional Growth, (4) Increased Gratitude, and (5) Unspecified Change. Relevance of emergent themes to higher education practice and future research are discussed.
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- Article
- Table of Contents
- Problem Gambling on College Campuses
- Using Parents in a Defined Role in Alcohol Education: Parents as Prevention Specialists
- Gym Bags and Mortarboards: Is Use of Campus Recreation Facilities Related to Student Success?
- International Service-Learning in South Africa and Personal Change: An Exploratory Content Analysis
- Designing Student Affairs Organizational Structures: Perceptions of Senior Student Affairs Officers
- Review of "Academic advising: New insights for teaching and learning in the first year"
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- NASPA Journal Volume 46, Issue 1
