446 SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT REPORT

As indicated in your syllabus, you must turn in a Project Proposal in order to do your project; the project will not be graded unless a proposal has been submitted and accepted by the instructor.

Your service learning project report must be turned in no later than the due ate (see syllabus). 

Include the following information in your report:

• Name of Agency, address, supervisor name, and contact information

• Learning Objectives (as stated in your proposal—but use past tense since you have completed the project)

• Summary of Service Hours with Reflection

Example:

March 8, 2006, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Again, I had the wonderful opportunity of teaching English grammar. A teacher didn’t show up, and Bernie showed no hesitation in sending me to teach. The two men I taught were both from South America. They did not want to learn from a book, but rather have a conversation. When one had trouble understanding me in English, the other student started speaking Spanish or Portuguese. Because of my background in Spanish, I was able to talk with them and help them out when they needed translation…

TOTAL 20 hours

• Information About Agency - Describe the agency (its mission, what it does, who it serves, where it’s located, etc.). Include information such as background of supervisor/contact, number of years in operation, collaborative efforts with other agencies, etc. as applicable. In addition to your description, you can attach informational handouts or flyers provided by the agency if you like.

• Evaluation - REFER BACK TO YOUR LEARNING OBJECTIVES AS STATED ON YOUR PROPOSAL. Give your reaction to your service learning experience, including a reflection on how well you achieved your own learning objectives. If you learned more than anticipated, include all that you feel you learned. To receive maximum points on this section, refer back to at least one theory or perspective discussed in class or in readings that will help you to understand human development and family relations from a cultural perspective. Use that theory to understand the clients you worked with or your reaction to them. You may also use your theoretical perspective to understand/evaluate the effectiveness of the program. Write a minimum of four typed, double-spaced pages for this section. Can also discuss how rewarding you found the experience, why you think the organization is especially beneficial for the population it serves, what might be changed about the organization or its services to make it more effective, and whether you feel you gained an understanding of the cultural nature of human development because of your service experience.

Total page requirement = 8-10 pages for all the above sections (not including attached form). You must include a signed Service Learning Form when you turn in your written project report. Failure to do so will result in a grade of zero (0) for the project. The entire report must be double spaced throughout, with no extra spacing between paragraphs. Please number your pages.

546 Additional Project Instructions:

Follow all instructions for 446 project and write-up. Your paper must be at least ten (10) typed, double-spaced pages of text (1” margins, 12 pt font), not including cover page or reference page. You must also include at least 5 scholarly references that you will integrate into your introduction and evaluation of your project. References should support your project, and may be on the following topics:

• Evaluations of the efficacy of the type of programming you’re engaged in
• Theoretical articles that help serve as a theoretical lens through which to interpret your conclusions
• Articles that describe best practices with a given population

Using APA style, include a REFERENCE PAGE at the end of your report which includes all references you cite in the body of your report (again, use APA style citations).

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