Title
Assessing the Community Partner in Academic Service-Learning: A Strategy for Capacity-Building
Abstract
Service-learning is an instructional method used by an ever-increasing numberof schools in the academic community. This paper is concerned with surveys thathave been created to assess the views of community partners who host servicelearningstudents. We describe surveys of community partners found on the websitesof 92 Campus Compact members. Eight themes emerged from analysis of surveyitems: Agency Voice, Agency Resources, Students' Work Skills, Students' ServiceSkills, Agency Benefi t, Communication and Coordination with University ServiceLearning,Sustainability of Partnership, and Satisfaction with the Service-LearningExperience. The theme of Community-University Partnership established in extantliterature was absent from the online surveys, so this theme was added to the surveythemes. In addition, a critical analysis of current community partner assessmentpractices is offered with suggestions for improvement.
Department(s)
Childhood Education and Family Studies
Document Type
Article
Rights Information
© 2013 PRISM: A Journal of Regional Engagement. https://encompass.eku.edu/prism
Keywords
Service-Learning, Community Partner, Assessment, Survey, Campus Compact
Publication Date
2013
Recommended Citation
Waters, Susan E., and Joanna J. Cemore Brigden. "Assessing the Community Partner in Academic Service-Learning: A Strategy for Capacity-Building." PRISM: A Journal of Regional Engagement 2, no. 2 (2013): 1.
Journal Title
PRISM: A Journal of Regional Engagement
