Students' motivation to learn is higher. It provides them with the ability to think synthetically with critical analysis and practical application. And religion professor Wendy Farley engages her ethics students in the application of classic texts by having them attend different worship services or go to a homeless shelter. TPL focuses on a learning cycle with four components. At Emory, learning is a moral responsibility.
Students retain and understand knowledge much better.
According to Patterson, they are developing lists of placement partners in the external community who understand the academic applications of the program. TPL courses are also connected to faculty research. That doesn't take away from research. Social problems are multidisciplinary. These studies seem to confirm the experiences of Emory faculty.