'I can succeed at this': engagement in service learning in schools enhances university students' self-efficacy

• Published in: Studies in higher education (Dorchester-on-Thames) Vol. 47; no. 12; pp. 2539 - 2552
• Main Authors: Gutzweiler, Raphael, Pfeiffer, Simone, In-Albon, Tina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 02.12.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: College Students; Elementary Schools; Feedback; Feedback (Response); Females; Foreign Countries; Gender; Gender Differences; Mental health; Prevention programs; Psychology; Resistance (Psychology); Secondary Schools; Self Efficacy; Service Learning; Students; Teaching; teaching self-efficacy; Teaching Skills; Time Factors (Learning); university students; Germany

Engaging in service learning has been linked to multiple positive outcomes in students, such as an increase in self-efficacy. Effects have been found on both general and domain-specific self-efficacy. Research on service learning has indicated that feedback and gender had an impact on the increase i...