Service-Learning Australia

Recent research  shows that good quality service-learning, which achieves powerful outcomes for students and their communities, incorporates not only academic learning, community service, student direction and intellectual enquiry and reflection, but has these additional elements:

• meaningful service that is personally relevant to participants – both those giving and receiving the service.
• understanding and respect for diversity
• partnerships that are collaborative, mutually beneficial and address community needs
• ongoing progress monitoring to assess the quality of implementation, progress towards meeting goals and ways in which the program can be improved and sustained.
• sufficient duration and intensity to address community needs and meet specified outcomes.