Service Learning: A Look into the Real World for Criminal Justice Students

<p>The goal of this study was to better understand the impact that criminal justice based service learning experiences have on criminal justice students at Bridgewater State University. For the purpose of this study, the research questions focused on students’ personal and professional outcomes post- service learning experience. The study used an electronic survey that utilized closed and opened ended questions to gather data. Using a grounded theory approach the data was collected and analyzed simultaneously. Through a coding process, themes and concepts specific to the open responses were identified. The results of the study indicate that students felt their service learning experience had a lasting impact on them during and after the course was completed. Personally and professionally, students were impacted in a positive manner. The findings of the study were in line with the current body of literature on service learning. Beyond this, the data gathered greatly contributes to the current and growing body of literature that surrounds the pedagogy of service learning in the discipline of criminal justice.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Criminal Justice

Year dc:date.available

2018

Author dc:creator

• Carpenter, Hannah R.

Contributors dc:contributor

• <p>Jo-Ann Della Giustina (chair)</p> <p>Ashley Kilmer</p> <p>Wendy Wright</p>

• Criminology
• service-learning
• positive impact
• personal and professional outcomes

Repository record dc:identifier

https://vc.bridgew.edu/theses/63

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vc.bridgew.edu:theses-1056