Service Learning is steadily becoming a more utilized method of teaching in collegiate settings and thus the purpose of this research was to (1) Examine how service learning in a collegiate recreation program may or may not benefit students academically and personally and (2) Determine if therapeutic recreation students perceive service learning to be more beneficial than other concentrations in the recreation field. It was hypothesized that service learning would benefit undergraduate and graduate students both academically and personally and that undergraduate therapeutic recreation majors would perceive service learning to be more beneficial than other concentrations. The findings supported both hypotheses. Students reported service learning as unanimously beneficial, both academically and personally and therapeutic recreation students perceived service learning as more beneficial than other concentrations. In conclusion, service learning is perceived as a beneficial educational process and its use should be continued in the recreation programs curriculum. More research is necessary to determine if service learning is beneficial in all collegiate recreation programs across all available concentrations. More research is also needed to enhance understanding of how learning is enhanced by service.
","abstract_html":"<p>Service Learning is steadily becoming a more utilized method of teaching in collegiate settings and thus the purpose of this research was to (1) Examine how service learning in a collegiate recreation program may or may not benefit students academically and personally and (2) Determine if therapeutic recreation students perceive service learning to be more beneficial than other concentrations in the recreation field. It was hypothesized that service learning would benefit undergraduate and graduate students both academically and personally and that undergraduate therapeutic recreation majors would perceive service learning to be more beneficial than other concentrations. The findings supported both hypotheses. Students reported service learning as unanimously beneficial, both academically and personally and therapeutic recreation students perceived service learning as more beneficial than other concentrations. In conclusion, service learning is perceived as a beneficial educational process and its use should be continued in the recreation programs curriculum. More research is necessary to determine if service learning is beneficial in all collegiate recreation programs across all available concentrations. More research is also needed to enhance understanding of how learning is enhanced by service. </p>","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Fisher, Eden Ernestine"],"institution":"Eastern Kentucky University","degree_name":"Master of Science (MS)","degree_level":"Master's","degree_discipline":"Recreation and Park Administration","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2015,"date_issued":"2015-01-01T08:00:00Z","date_published":"2015-01-01T08:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T02:15:25Z","subjects":["Collegiate","Recreation","Service Learning","Therapeutic","Higher Education"],"languages":[],"rights":["Copyright 2015 Eden Ernestine Fisher"],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/259","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Fisher, Eden Ernestine"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:publisher","label":"Institution","values":["Encompass Digital Archive, Eastern Kentucky University"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Master Thesis"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Recreation and Park Administration"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Master's"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Master of Science (MS)"]},{"key":"thesis:institution_name","label":"Thesis Institution Name","values":["Eastern Kentucky University"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Collegiate","Recreation","Service Learning","Therapeutic","Higher Education"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["Copyright 2015 Eden Ernestine Fisher"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/259"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Service Learning is steadily becoming a more utilized method of teaching in collegiate settings and thus the purpose of this research was to (1) Examine how service learning in a collegiate recreation program may or may not benefit students academically and personally and (2) Determine if therapeutic recreation students perceive service learning to be more beneficial than other concentrations in the recreation field. It was hypothesized that service learning would benefit undergraduate and graduate students both academically and personally and that undergraduate therapeutic recreation majors would perceive service learning to be more beneficial than other concentrations. The findings supported both hypotheses. Students reported service learning as unanimously beneficial, both academically and personally and therapeutic recreation students perceived service learning as more beneficial than other concentrations. In conclusion, service learning is perceived as a beneficial educational process and its use should be continued in the recreation programs curriculum. More research is necessary to determine if service learning is beneficial in all collegiate recreation programs across all available concentrations. More research is also needed to enhance understanding of how learning is enhanced by service.
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