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Service-Learning Projects: Meeting Community Needs

University of South Dakota

Jean Yockey, MSN

University of South Dakota

Peggy Larsen, MSN

University of South Dakota

Diana Twidwell, MSN

University of South Dakota

Kathy Jorgensen, MA, MSN

University of South Dakota

The University of South Dakota’s (USD) nursing program is an associate degree (ADN) level program. In recent years, learning objectives for the students in the ADN level at USD have been updated to include the National League for Nursing’s position statement, which includes recommendations to design new methods to meet students’ learning needs. This article discusses the evolution of service-learning projects between USD’s nursing program and the community. It will discuss four specific projects in terms of (a) matching the academic needs of the students with community needs, (b) commitment by academia to the community, (c) the impact of service learning on faculty productivity, and (d) the quality of student learning. Finally, some of the challenges of participating in service-learning activities are outlined.

Key Words: service learning • community-based nursing education • partnerships • collaboration • Pew Health Commission • Healthy People 2004 • disabilities

Home Health Care Management & Practice, Vol. 18, No. 4, 315-322 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1084822305280710


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