On the other hand, teachers love having the student nurses who have more knowledge of health, who are creative with teaching strategies and who are new faces to their students. Student nurses also learn more about growth and development, teaching-learning principles, basic first aid and health topics. I have a different perspective now. Overall, both the community and students benefit from service-learning experiences. The Kettering College of Medical Arts is dedicated to Christian education and service learning fits well with the College s mission.
Students become better citizens by learning and giving back to the communities.
Hopefully, this service will continue after the students graduate and become part of the community themselves. Evaluating the Impact of Service Learning If you are doing service learning in your institution, you may be wondering what impact service learning has on students, the community, faculty, and the academy. The evaluation will depend on who wants to know, what questions need to be answered, and your resources. There are a number of methods of evaluation available. Pencil and paper surveys, interviews, focus groups, review of students journals and papers might all be utilized, depending again on the evaluation question and on the resources you are able to expend.