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500 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 8,077 Service-Learning and Community Engagement papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

What the literature leaves open

  • Although many universities claim civic goals as part of their educational mission, they adopt neutral postures in their institutional responses, but how neutrality affects student-of-color political learning and engagement at Minority-Serving and Emerging Institutions (MSIs) is not well understood.

    Stand-With Vibes: The Influence of Institutional Response to Political Events on Student-of-Color Political Learning and Engagement · 2025 · DOI

  • However, limited research explains how students' PRE-course Sense of Belonging to the communities students civically engage with during a course affects these outcomes.

    The Sense of Belonging Quotient: Relating Sense of Belonging to Predictors of Scientific Civic Engagement and Science Identity in Civically Engaged Curricula · 2025 · DOI

  • In this paper, we review this literature and identify the diverse ways in which the phenomenon of scholar-activism has been studied, what is known, and what remains to be explored.

    Scholar-activism as an object of study in a diverse literature: preconditions, forms, and implications · 2025 · DOI

  • However, such usage warrants further examination of the racialized dynamics inherent in the scholarly enterprise engaging with MSIs.

    Toward Reciprocal Research Partnerships in Student Affairs: Accounting for Racialized Power Dynamics in Minority Serving Institutions · 2024 · DOI

  • What do the institutional incentive structures in higher education support, in terms of practices and outputs related to scholarship? And are those structures felt evenly across the academy? Those doing research in these spaces—in terms of title, autonomy, power, privilege, and status—vary widely by their institutional locations as well as in terms of their ties to broader disciplinary norms.

    Do universities support solutions-oriented collaborative research? Constraints to wicked problems scholarship in higher education · 2024 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in the understanding of the influence of neighbourhood conditions on health and wellbeing. The research highlights the need for a multidisciplinary approach to prepare the nation to face the challenges of ageing.

    Sustainable Health Promotion Participation Through Service Learning and Community Engagement In Higher Education: Lessons Learnt from the UKM DrPH Program · 2026 · DOI

  • One challenge was finding non-profit organizations to serve as clients. Another challenge was adapting the course to meet the needs of students from different academic disciplines.

    A Different Take on Data: Assessment as a Service-Learning Focus · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research could explore the long-term impact of the course on students' careers. Future research could investigate the effectiveness of the course in different institutional settings.

    A Different Take on Data: Assessment as a Service-Learning Focus · 2026 · DOI

  • The study has a limited sample size. The study only examines the impact of service-learning on civic competencies in two countries. The study does not control for prior formal service-learning experience.

    Service-learning and civic competencies development: a quasi-experimental study between private higher education institutions in Ecuador and Chile · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a limited body of quasi-experimental research on civic competencies in Latin American higher education. There is a need to examine the impact of service-learning on civic competencies among higher education students in different institutional contexts.

    Service-learning and civic competencies development: a quasi-experimental study between private higher education institutions in Ecuador and Chile · 2026 · DOI

  • Further examination of the relationship between quantitative professional identity formation measures and linguistic patterns within reflective narratives. Investigation of the long-term effects of experiential nutrition education on professional identity formation.

    Cultivating Professional Identity Formation in Medical Students: a Mixed-Methods Study of Nutrition-Focused Service Learning · 2026 · DOI

  • The gap in integrating nutrition into medical education in ways that support professional responsibility and identity development. The need for a mixed-methods approach to examine professional identity formation.

    Cultivating Professional Identity Formation in Medical Students: a Mixed-Methods Study of Nutrition-Focused Service Learning · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need to understand how health profession education institutions can effectively instill the values, attitudes, and competencies needed for graduates to fulfill the mission of social accountability. The use of arts integrated methods in health professions education is a relatively new area of research.

    Integrating the Arts in Socially Accountable Health Professional Education With a Case Study at James Cook University · 2026 · DOI

  • Pre-service teachers face complex academic, social, and emotional demands that can affect their personal and professional development. There is a need for effective interventions to promote pre-service teachers' psychological well-being.

    Enhancing pre-service teachers’ psychological well-being through service-learning in physical education · 2026 · DOI

  • The sample size was limited to 33 undergraduate students. The study should be interpreted cautiously due to the sample and context. No missing values were identified, but the study may not be generalizable to other populations.

    Enhancing pre-service teachers’ psychological well-being through service-learning in physical education · 2026 · DOI

  • Further study on the impact of liberal arts education on civic and democratic beliefs and behaviors - Examination of the generalizability of the findings to other contexts

    The Value of Higher Education in Cultivating Engaged Citizens: Longitudinal Evidence from the Liberal Arts Model · 2026 · DOI

  • Limited empirical evidence on the impact of liberal arts education on civic and democratic beliefs and behaviors - Limited understanding of the specific components of liberal arts education that foster active and engaged citizenship

    The Value of Higher Education in Cultivating Engaged Citizens: Longitudinal Evidence from the Liberal Arts Model · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of a systematic process for tracking HIP participation. The need for a comprehensive model to capture HIP experiences.

    Tracking High-Impact Practices: A Systematic Process for Campuswide Engagement · 2026 · DOI

  • Community colleges face challenges in promoting civic engagement and social mobility among their diverse student populations. The colleges must balance their democratic mission with economic function. There is a need for innovative approaches to address these challenges.

    The Democratic Mission: Community Colleges as Engines of Social Mobility and Civic Engagement · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research can test the effectiveness of the civic incubator model. Further study can explore the implications of the model for policy and assessment. Research can also examine the model's potential for promoting civic engagement and social mobility.

    The Democratic Mission: Community Colleges as Engines of Social Mobility and Civic Engagement · 2026 · DOI

  • Community engagement initiatives may face challenges in addressing local needs and fostering community development. Universities may struggle to establish effective community partnerships. The initiatives may have limitations in terms of their impact and sustainability.

    Community perceptions of university social engagement initiatives in Shandong Province, China · 2026 · DOI

  • Future studies can investigate the long-term impact of university social engagement initiatives on community development. Research can explore the role of universities in promoting social innovation and mutual development. Studies can examine the effectiveness of different types of university-community partnerships.

    Community perceptions of university social engagement initiatives in Shandong Province, China · 2026 · DOI

  • Sub-wardens face challenges in setting professional boundaries. Sub-wardens need better training and support to provide holistic pastoral care. Colleges face challenges in providing effective pastoral care programs.

    Sub-warden and Student Perspectives of Pastoral Care in University Colleges · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of research on pastoral care in colleges. The study aims to address this gap by exploring sub-warden and student perspectives of pastoral care.

    Sub-warden and Student Perspectives of Pastoral Care in University Colleges · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need to understand the perceived benefits of interdisciplinary learning communities. There is a gap in the literature on the impact of learning communities on the development and practice of behavioral health students.

    One Community, Many Lenses: Comparing Behavioral Health Students’ Perceptions of an HBCU Learning Community · 2026 · DOI

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