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- Title
SERVICE-LEARNING IN DEAF STUDIES: IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALTRUISTIC BEHAVIORS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE CONCERN.
- Authors
COOPER, SHERYL B.; CRIPPS, JODY H.; REISMAN, JOEL I.
- Abstract
A LITERATURE REVIEW identified various kinds of altruism, including altruism devoted to social change and a charitable form of altruism, along with the concept that it is possible for these types to occur independently or simultaneously. A study was conducted with university students in a Deaf studies program to determine the effect of a service-learning experience on the development of altruistic behaviors. Students in a course titled `Social Services in the Deaf Community" responded to a questionnaire measuring their attitudes toward serving the community before and after they participated in an off-campus experience volunteering with organizations that served or could serve the Deaf community. The results medicated significant changes in students' attitudes regarding their ability to make a difference in society and strongly suggest a positive correlation between service-learning experiences and development of "civic responsibility" altruistic behaviors among Deaf studies students volunteering in the community.
- Subjects
MARYLAND; ALTRUISM; BEHAVIOR modification; COST effectiveness; DEAFNESS; LEARNING strategies; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCALES (Weighing instruments); SOCIAL justice; SERVICE learning; STUDENT attitudes; EDUCATIONAL outcomes; UNDERGRADUATES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
American Annals of the Deaf, 2013, Vol 157, Issue 5, p413
- ISSN
0002-726X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/aad.2013.0003