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| 說明 | 196 p |
| 附註 | Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-09, Section: A, page: 3583 |
| Adviser: Marc Holzer |
| Thesis (Ph.D.)--Rutgers The State University of New Jersey - Newark, 2006 |
| This study attempts to explore the association between service learning and social capital. Recently there have been many endeavors to strengthen democratic governance by addressing the decline in civic engagement. This decline is claimed to be caused by the deterioration in community due to the lack of existing social capital. Efforts to address this problem have included civic education programs, in particular service learning, as means of building community. In particular, universities hold an under-explored role in terms of community building through service learning. Understanding the interrelationship of service learning and increased social capital can contribute to improved civic education programs, thereby ameliorating the problem of civic erosion. Moreover, it can serve to strengthen the role of the university in community building. Therefore, service-learning research should also focus on the impact of community building in terms of social capital. The purpose of this research is to study the impact of university service learning programs on community. Accordingly, the following research question is explored: What is the impact of service learning programs on building social capital? |
| Based on a questionnaire distributed to two groups of Rutgers University graduates, a service-learning and non-service-learning group, this study finds that social capital is an outcome of service learning |
| This study divided social capital into two components: networks and trust. The networks component includes formal and informal networks. The trust component includes general, institutional and personal trust and reciprocity |
| Regression analysis suggests that the existence of service learning programs is a significant predictor of social capital factor score and networks factor score. This study also finds that service learning is a significant predictor of networks when analyzing the service-learning group in terms of the service learning influence |
| In addition, comments from former service-learning students show a mixed evaluation of the service-learning influence. In particular, the commitment beyond institutional is needed to establish service-learning programs as an effective tool to address the problem of civic engagement |
| School code: 0461 |
| 主題 | Education, Social Sciences |
| Political Science, Public Administration |
| 0534 |
| 0617 |
| ISBN/ISSN | 9780542880476 |
