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PREFACE
This report presents evaluation results of the Learn and Serve America, Higher
Education (LSAHE) initiative, sponsored by the Corporation for National munity
Service (CNS). CNS is an independent federal agency that operates AmeriCorps, the
National Senior Service Corps, VISTA, ACTION, and Learn and Serve America, among other
programs. Learn and Serve America aims to munity service into academic
learning in both K–12 education and higher education.
This report addresses impacts of LSAHE on students, communities, and higher
education institutions and is based on three years of data collection and observation
conducted by RAND from Fiscal 1995 through Fiscal 1997.
This report serves three audiences. First, the findings offer feedback that can help
CNS plan for the future of LSAHE. Second, national policymakers may find the results
relevant to decisionmaking about future federal support for LSAHE. Third, higher education
administrators and practitioners may find the report useful for program and policy
development at the campus level.
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FIGURES
. “Overall, how would you characterize the course?”...................... 39
. “Why did you enroll in this survey course? (Check all that apply)”.......... 45
. “How did you select your volunteer munity service site?”............ 46
. “What kind of training or orientation did you receive specifically related to
your volunteer munity service activities?”....................... 47
. Mean Ratings of Student Volunteer Characteristics ..................... 60
. Mean Ratings of Student Volunteers from Institutions with LSAHE Grants .. 61
. Mean Ratings of How Student Volunteers munity
Organizations’ Activities and Services ............................... 62
. Mean Ratings anizations of Student Volunteers’
Effectiveness in Providing Educational Services ........................ 63
. Mean Ratings anizations of Student Volunteers’
Effectiveness in Provi