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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Microsoft Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif";color:blue'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Microsoft Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif";color:blue'>I’m
doing a systematic review on how effective service-learning programs are in
promoting citizenship in young people (ages 11-18). For those who don’t
know, service-learning is defined in many ways, but at a very basic level is
school-based community service (i.e., students engage in a community service
project that is explicitly linked back to the school curriculum). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Microsoft Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif";color:blue'>In an
attempt to cover all the research, it was recommended that I check this
listserv for studies meeting the criteria for my review. If you could
help, I am looking for trials with the following criteria:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Types of studies<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) including 'place-based'
or cluster RCTs<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>quasi-randomized trials <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Types of participants<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Young people aged 11 to 18 participating in a school-based
service-learning program<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Types of interventions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Programs must involve a teaching strategy that explicitly
links community service experiences to classroom instruction. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The intervention must be school-based (i.e., the community
service experienced by the students must be organized by the school).
Generally this will mean that the community service will be performed during
school hours, however, it does not exclude programs that carry out community
service outside of school hours. The community service experience must be
intentionally incorporated into the academic curriculum (this may involve
thoughtful classroom discussions, structured time for reflection, or other
methods of integrating the experience into the school curriculum). The
intervention must involve students at the secondary-level of education.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Studies involving schools or classrooms that discuss the
community service experiences of youth in general will be excluded. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Types of outcome measures<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Studies will include one or more of the following
citizenship outcome components (C.A.R.T. 2005): <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>1) Attitudes about citizenship (could be with respect to
government, societal institutions, personal responsibilities as a citizen,
etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>2) Awareness of school and community issues, needs,
problems, and resources<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>3) Civic responsibility in terms of the attitude of one's
role in contributing to school and community and actual contributions through
volunteering, service, leadership, planning, and other roles<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>4) Feelings of community efficacy--the belief in oneself to
participate in community issues and settings and having the skills and/or
ability to do so, acting as a resource for community change now and later in
life<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>5) Feelings of political efficacy--the belief in oneself to
participate in the political arena and having the skills and/or ability to do
so (e.g., voting, voicing opinion to government representatives, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>6) Political knowledge/attentiveness--the awareness and understanding
of current and past political and social events<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>7) Social conscience/justice--the sense of right and wrong
relative to social inequities and the potential need to advocate for fairness<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Studies may not use the same terminology for outcome measures,
particularly when considering the variation across culture and context.
At a minimum, they must meet the definitions of the above components.
Outcomes measured may also include voting behavior at short, medium, and long
term follow-up as well as measures of self-esteem. Those studies with
outcome measures not meeting the above criteria will be excluded.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Microsoft Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif";color:blue'>If you
have any information that you feel may be of some help to my efforts, please
let me know!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Microsoft Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif";color:blue'>Respectfully,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif";color:blue'>Katie
Dildy<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Microsoft Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif";color:blue'>Graduate
Student in Evidence-Based Social Work<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Microsoft Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif";color:blue'>Department
of Social Policy and Social Work<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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