Service to Others (PDF, 179 KB)
A "Gateway Asset" for School Success and Healthy Development
Authors: Peter Scales, Eugene Roehlkepartain
Topics: Standards & Curriculum Integration, Research & Policy, Benefits of Service-Learning
Recommended for: Educators, Administrators, Researchers & Policy-Makers, Parents
Publication Year: 2004
Topics: Standards & Curriculum Integration, Research & Policy, Benefits of Service-Learning
Recommended for: Educators, Administrators, Researchers & Policy-Makers, Parents
Publication Year: 2004
New analysis of the Search Institute's study of adolescent development trends reveals service-learning as a "gateway asset" for 14 out of the 40 identified developmental assets. Developmental assets have been identified in the past as indicators for building resilience, and predictive factors for school success and academic achievement in young people. (Growing to Greatness 2004)
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