Service -learning and mentoring: Theoretical and practical applications for criminal justice education.
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Title
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Service -learning and mentoring: Theoretical and practical applications for criminal justice education.
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Identifier
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AAI3214735
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identifier
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3214735
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Creator
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Kain, George F.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Todd R. Clear
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Date
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2006
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Sociology, Criminology and Penology | Education, Curriculum and Instruction
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Abstract
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This study evaluates the experiential learning method called service-learning in criminal justice education. The application of service-learning and its effects on criminal justice education are of paramount interest as educators seek to improve the effectiveness and relevance of higher education.;This project examines the effects of service-learning on university students enrolled in a course entitled Juvenile Delinquency who engaged in a quasi-mentoring program for elementary school students in an after-school program. The effects of this type of learning are measured with a number of indicators to learn whether this technique has any greater value in the educational process than more traditional teaching/learning methods.;During a single semester, a survey instrument and specific criminal justice vignettes were administered to two separate sections of criminal justice students in a course entitled Juvenile Delinquency. Eighty-two students participated in the study, which employed a Solomon Four-group methodology for the pretest/posttest research design.;Students performed a minimum of 15 hours of service-learning during the semester, with many students volunteering up to five more hours than required for the course. Although there is no evidence that service-learning students performed better academically than those in the control group who did not perform service-learning, there is evidence to support the theory that service-learning helps to accelerate students' citizenship development as well as their ability to understand and apply criminal justice knowledge to specific problems.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
