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Article: Service-Learning: An Innovative Approach for Second Language Learners
- Article from:
- The Journal of Experiential Education
- Article date:
- January 1, 2004
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Research on service-learning programs has detailed the benefits of servicelearning for White, English-only, college preparatory students. However, rarely has research focused on the impacts of service-learning on Hispanic, second language learners. In part, this is due to the low participation rate of these students in service-learning programs. As of 1997, only 10% of Hispanic children nationwide participated in service-learning programs, and the effects of service-learning on second language learners has not been effectively researched.
This article presents the findings of a year-long evaluation of servicelearning programs in the state of Colorado; an evaluation that focused on Hispanic ...