Effects of Service Learning on Young, Gifted Adolescents and Their Community
Department
Secondary and Middle Grades Education
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 2003
Abstract
This study examines the effects of the Community Action service learning project, part of the Learn and Serve America program, on gifted adolescents and their community. Using a case study design, the author investigates this service learning project grounded in creative problem solving. The importance of service learning to the participants is highlighted in the following themes that emerged from the data: instructional methodology, student development, attitudes, empowerment, commitment, and effects of celebration. A service learning typology based on levels of service and learning is referenced. The author examines connections to the Future Problem Solving Program and discusses the implications for further research, the education of the gifted, and the community.
Journal Title
Gifted Child Quarterly
Journal ISSN
0016-9862
Volume
47
Issue
4
First Page
295
Last Page
308
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1177/001698620304700406