Service-Learning Australia

When writing outcomes, ask yourself:

• What is the service that will be provided?
• What is the intended result of the service being provided (the full range of outcomes for all the stakeholders)?
• How will the quality and/or impact of the work be measured?
• What is the standard of success that the program hopes to achieve?
• How many individuals will benefit?

Every stakeholder involved in the service-learning project will have outcomes they want achieved, so they should also be encouraged to establish baselines and monitor progress towards meeting these outcomes.   This information will enables each group to understand, learn and improve the process by integrating the findings into the program design.  As the different stakeholders see their outcomes being met, they will become enthusiastic about supporting service-learning and sustaining service-learning programs and partnerships.