Service-Learning Through Partnership With a Community High School: Impact on Minority Health Science Students

Authors

  • Suha M. Saleh University of Central Florida Author
  • Kastro M. Hamed Florida Institute of Technology Author

Abstract

Service-learning has been used to integrate an educational experience with community outreach, particularly among underserved populations. In this study, college students enrolled in a health science major were engaged in an educational outreach initiative with a group of students from a high school with a predominantly minority population. The college students participated in the development and delivery of a series of health science workshops to the high school students. Surveys were administered to both student groups before and after the initiative. The high school students improved in the self-efficacy dimension, while the college students also improved in empowerment, academic, civic responsibility, and career sectors.

Published

2024-04-30