Service-Learning Outcomes in English Composition Courses An Application of the Campus Compact Assessment Protocol by J. Richard Kendrick, Jr. & John Suarez
This article compares ten English composition courses–six taught with traditional methodologies and four incorporating service-learning. Four instructors, each of whom taught both the traditional and service-learning versions of the composition courses, and one hundred twenty-eight students were involved in the study. The authors demonstrate that service-learning improves students’ attitudes toward civic engagement and social responsibility,…