Service-Learning and Low-Income, First-Generation College Students: A Qualitative Approach to Motivations for Participation and Outcomes

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Abstract

This study explored the service-learning experiences of low-income, first-generation college students through in-depth, face-to-face interviews that were collected over the course of ten months at three institutions. The purpose of this study was to increase understanding of motivations for participating in service-learning courses and the related outcomes of that participation for LIFG students.

Author

• Travis T. York, Valdosta State University