Kruger Tina M, Pearl Andrew J
a Department of Applied Health Sciences , Indiana State University , Terre Haute , Indiana , USA.
b Institute of Higher Education , University of Georgia , Athens , Georgia , USA.
Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2016;37(1):12-28. doi: 10.1080/02701960.2015.1048338. Epub 2015 May 12.
Service-learning is a useful pedagogical tool and high-impact practice, providing multiple benefits. Gerontology (and other) courses frequently include service-learning activities but lack theory-based, intentional research on outcomes. Here, the authors define service-learning and contextualize it in higher education, provide an overview of research and assessment in service-learning and gerontology courses, demonstrate the shortcomings of program evaluations, and offer suggestions for future research to advance and generate theory.
