Served Through Service: Undergraduate Students’ Experiences in Community Engaged Learning at a Catholic and Marianist University

Author(s)

Elizabeth M. Fogle, Delta Career Education Corp.
Savio D. Franco, University of DaytonFollow
Edel M. Jesse, University of DaytonFollow
Brent Kondritz, University of DaytonFollow
Lindsay Maxam, University of DaytonFollow
Heidi Much-McGrew, Sinclair Community College
Cody McMillen, University of DaytonFollow
Carolyn Ridenour, University of DaytonFollow
Daniel J. Trunk, Beavercreek City Schools

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2017

Publication Source

Journal of Catholic Education

Abstract

Students participating in sustained community service at an urban Catholic and Marianist university were volunteer informants in this qualitative exploration of the meaning they make of their service experiences. A PhD student research team (nine members) interviewed fourteen undergraduate students (eleven of whom were seniors). Findings were organized as themes constructed within three domains: background, experience, and meaning. Within “background,” students who had prior work in faith-based service before college deepened their meaning of service. Within “experience,” there were social and cultural dynamics of navigating on and off campus life, including the roles students played as well as the challenge of time management. Within “meaning,” building relationships was central to community service. Students built strong personal relationships with and deep commitments to city residents; the meaning of their own identities grew and developed. Experiencing the roots of social injustice led students both to confirm and to reconsider their life vocations.

Inclusive pages

126-153

ISBN/ISSN

2164-0246

Document Version

Published Version

Comments

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Copyright

This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 International License.

Publisher

Journal of Catholic Education

Volume

20

Issue

2

Peer Reviewed

yes

eCommons Citation

Fogle, Elizabeth M.; Franco, Savio D.; Jesse, Edel M.; Kondritz, Brent; Maxam, Lindsay; Much-McGrew, Heidi; McMillen, Cody; Ridenour, Carolyn; and Trunk, Daniel J., "Served Through Service: Undergraduate Students’ Experiences in Community Engaged Learning at a Catholic and Marianist University" (2017). Educational Leadership Faculty Publications. 121.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/eda_fac_pub/121