The Development of a Service-Learning Program for First-Year Students Based on the Hallmarks of High Quality Service-learning and Rigorous Program Evaluation

Innovative Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 317-329

  Smith, Bradley H ^a   Gahagan, James ^a   McQuillin, Samuel ^a   Haywood, Benjamin ^a   Cole, Caroline Pender ^a   Bolton, Clay ^a   Wampler, Mary Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based course development; Service Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 80255138631     PISSN: 07425627     EISSN: 15731758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10755-011-9177-9     Document Type: Article

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