Location

Denver, Colorado USA

Information

The purpose of the study was to investigate how the integration of service-learning and classroom instruction in a meetings and events management class influences student learning and interest in community service. The sample selection for this study was a convenience sample of the students enrolled in a Meetings and Events management course at a comprehensive Midwest university in the United States of America. The result of this study indicated that students’ involvement in service-learning enhanced students’ learning perception of event planning competence and interest in community service.

Start Date

27-7-2011 2:00 PM

End Date

7-27-2011 3:00 PM

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Integrating Service-Learning and Classroom Instruction to Enhance Learning: An Innovative Hospitality Education

Denver, Colorado USA

The purpose of the study was to investigate how the integration of service-learning and classroom instruction in a meetings and events management class influences student learning and interest in community service. The sample selection for this study was a convenience sample of the students enrolled in a Meetings and Events management course at a comprehensive Midwest university in the United States of America. The result of this study indicated that students’ involvement in service-learning enhanced students’ learning perception of event planning competence and interest in community service.

https://scholarworks.umass.edu/refereed/ICHRIE_2011/Wednesday/1