Background: Despite an extensive literature-base documenting strong outcomes for undergraduates engaged in service learning, few studies have investigated whether, and to what degree, these outcomes e

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• Bridging Gaps and Creating Rich Service-Learning Experiences for Marginalized Students (2017) · doi

  This essay explores the service-learning experiences of largely marginalized two-year college students, arguing that their outcomes are different from that of current studies focusing on four-year students; it then calls for additional research on this subset of students based on transfer potential.

  Keywords: students year essay explores service learning experiences largely marginalized college arguing outcomes different current focusing
• Service‐Learning in the Second Language Writing Classroom: Future Directions for Research (2017) · doi

  This article outlines the major contexts in which service‐learning has been discussed and notes gaps in the current research, such as limited studies on which type of service‐learning best supports learners of English as a second language ( ESL ) in writing courses and on undergraduate ESL students in mainstream writing courses that employ service‐learning.

  Keywords: service learning writing courses article outlines major contexts discussed notes gaps current limited type best
• Both‐and, not either‐or: knowledge and service‐learning (2011) · doi

  Research limitations/implications Results suggest that educators should incorporate service‐learning into their classrooms to enhance content mastery, and that future research should examine the specific elements of service‐learning that contribute to both female and male students' learning.

  Keywords: learning service limitations implications suggest educators incorporate classrooms enhance content mastery future examine specific elements
• NUMB3Rs Revisited: Long-Term Impacts of Reimagining Service Learning (2020) · doi

  Background: Despite an extensive literature-base documenting strong outcomes for undergraduates engaged in service learning, few studies have investigated whether, and to what degree, these outcomes extend beyond the semester(s) undergraduates are actually engaged in service learning.

  Keywords: outcomes undergraduates engaged service learning background despite extensive literature base documenting strong investigated whether degree