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Why Service Learning? 
Garrett Animal Shelter 2007Research on the incorporation of service-learning into coursework has demonstrated numerous positive learning outcomes including:
  • Students and faculty report that service-learning has a positive impact on students' academic learning
  • Students and faculty report that service-learning improves students' ability to apply what they have learned.
  • Service-learning participation has an impact on such academic outcomes as demonstrated complexity of understanding, problem analysis, critical thinking, and cognitive development.
     (At a Glance:  What We Know about The Effects of Service-Learning on College Students, Faculty, Institutions and Communities, 1993-2000.  Third Edition.  Janet S. Eyler, Dwight E. Giles, Jr., Christine M. Stenson, and Charlene J. Gray Vanderbilt University August 31, 2001)