Abstract
Community service activities, civic engagement, and volunteer services have been identified as key elements in improving how individuals relate and communicate with each other in society. Social capital also has been described as a highly useful form of social networking that empowers community members to collectively use each other as potential resources. The current study explored how participants from non-traditional backgrounds (i.e., ethnicity, culture, and age) completed a variety of interethnic community service activities. We hypothesized that increased exposure with members of diverse ethnic groups through community service activities would show reductions in ethnocentric attitudes and also show increases in the perception of the importance of social capital and future participation in community service work activities.
Recommended Citation
Hoffman, August John
(2011)
"Community-Based Learning and Social Capital: Exploring Student Attitudes and
Perceptions of Connectedness to Campus and Diverse Communities,"
Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education: Vol. 3:
Iss.
1, Article 2.
Available at:
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/jcehe/vol3/iss1/2
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