Abstract

The purpose of this research was, first, to study why a professor would implement and then continue to use a service learning methodology and, second, to study how a professor is shaped by service learning experiences. An in-depth case-study design was used to study the impacts of personal and contextual factors on one higher education professor implementing service learning in her classroom. Interviews, observations, and document reviews were used to gather data. The focal point for this study was a professor of a senior-level Nursing Leadership and Management course who successfully incorporated a service learning methodology and continues to do so. This study investigated the expert service learning professor and her interactions with students, peer faculty, and administrators. Institutional constraints, instructional considerations, and individual variables, including her motivations to successfully continue using a service learning methodology, were also examined. Findings, based on the four research questions that guided the current study, included the following: strong personal values are important motivating forces; student resistance is a negative factor; institutional constraints, including promotion and tenure policies, are influential to implementation; and communication with faculty peers is a factor in implementation. Insights and themes have potential value for higher education faculty, especially nursing educators and others in health disciplines.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3102861; ProQuest document ID: 305297340. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Kathleen Reavy, PhD

Sigma Membership

Mu Gamma at-Large

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Case Study/Series

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Nursing Faculty, Service Learning, Methodology

Advisor

Don Kauchak

Second Advisor

Helen Zohar

Third Advisor

Nancy Winitsky

Fourth Advisor

Sherry Southerlan

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

The University of Utah

Degree Year

2003

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2022-12-22

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