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Service Learning as a Mechanism for Change in Attitudes and Perceptions of Human Services Students toward Substance-Dependent Mothers

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Title: Service Learning as a Mechanism for Change in Attitudes and Perceptions of Human Services Students toward Substance-Dependent Mothers
Language: English
Authors: Hogan, Sean R., Bailey, Caroline E.
Source: Journal of Teaching in Social Work. 2010 30(4):420-434.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 2010
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Descriptors: Human Services, Undergraduate Students, Quasiexperimental Design, Substance Abuse, Mothers, Service Learning, Social Work, Experimental Groups, Residential Programs, Drug Rehabilitation, Drug Addiction, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes, Children, Attitude Change
Geographic Terms: California
DOI: 10.1080/08841233.2010.516729
ISSN: 0884-1233
Abstract: The purpose of the study was to explore the potential effectiveness of service learning as a pedagogical technique for providing substance abuse education to human services/social work students. Using a quasi-experimental design, the authors assigned 38 human services undergraduate students to experimental and comparison groups on the basis of their availability to attend a service-learning project in substance abuse. The service learning consisted of a 30-min educational presentation followed by a visit to a residential substance abuse treatment facility for women. Results indicated that service learning in substance abuse had a positive effect on the general knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of human services students toward substance-dependent mothers and their children. The findings from this exploratory study support future research in this area. (Contains 2 tables.)
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 26
Entry Date: 2010
Accession Number: EJ905369
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The purpose of the study was to explore the potential effectiveness of service learning as a pedagogical technique for providing substance abuse education to human services/social work students. Using a quasi-experimental design, the authors assigned 38 human services undergraduate students to experimental and comparison groups on the basis of their availability to attend a service-learning project in substance abuse. The service learning consisted of a 30-min educational presentation followed by a visit to a residential substance abuse treatment facility for women. Results indicated that service learning in substance abuse had a positive effect on the general knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of human services students toward substance-dependent mothers and their children. The findings from this exploratory study support future research in this area. (Contains 2 tables.)
ISSN:0884-1233
DOI:10.1080/08841233.2010.516729