Research Guides: Community-Engaged Learning Research Guide: What is community-engaged learning?

Interested in teaching a Community-Engaged Learning Course?

MSU Course Development
Requirements and resources for developing or revising a community-engaged learning course at Mississippi State.
How does Community-Engaged Learning affect my application for Promotion and Tenure?
Freeman, Gust, and Aloshen explain why service-learning scholarship matters to both the university community and the neighboring community, and they discuss this with the added challenge of faculty who are building a promotion and tenure application.
How do I create a syllabus for my Community-Engaged Learning Class?
Over 300 sample syllabi, listed by discipline
The Relationship Between Community-Engaged Learning and Degree Completion
In the article by Lockeman and Pelco (2013), this study demonstrates the link between participating in community-engaged learning, GPA, and retention at a 4-year university.

Reviews on Community-Engaged Learning Literature

Mitchell, T. D. (2008). Traditional vs. Critical Service-Learning: Engaging the Literature to Differentiate Two Models
Tania Mitchell "unpack[s] the elements that distinguish a critical service-learning pedagogy," providing reviews to dozens of articles and discusses newer approaches to the teaching of community-engaged learning courses.
Schultz, N. (2010). Link to Curriculum: Supporting Research. From _Lift: Raising the Bar for Service-Learning Practice_
This excerpt delineates the research that shows how community-engaged learning strengthens the objectives and goals of instructors who have implemented community-engaged learning courses.

This is an open-access resource.

CCEL @ MSU

CCEL is unique in its mission as it provides a link between Extension Services and the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President representing Academic Affairs. This rare distinction unites two units within Mississippi State University to bring about the efforts stated in MSU’s Strategic Plan.

Service-Learning Focus Areas @ MSU:

Youth Development
Health, Promotion, and Nutrition
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
Economic and Consumer Development
Global Affairs

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