Service-Learning and Community Engagement: Cognitive Developmenta ...

The chapter will attempt to bring to light the gap in the literature on service-learning by documenting studies conducted to date and by later considering a gap in the research regarding cognitive development. Chapter 3 will include an outline of the method employed for this study, including a description of the research context; a description of procedures followed with regard to sampling, data collection, and data analysis; and a review of the ethical safeguards and considerations employed. Chapter 4 will provide a description of the exemplars and employ a plotting scheme along the service-learning model as a means of considering potential movement along a commitment-to-service scale. Chapter 5 will provide a synthesis of common responses with regard to the exemplars’ characteristics and motivations to participate in various forms of service activities and will focus on the conditions that may have supported cognitive development. Chapter 6 will offer a summary of findings, implications for practice, limitations to the study, and directions for future research.