Community Service Learning Assessment Tools?

     Hi all.  I've been a lurker for about a year and first want to thank 
     all of you for the information provided during that time.  I was new 
     to SL when I joined and, while no expert, have been helped by your 
     info.
     
     I have a project wherein we would like to determine our community's 
     understanding of service learning and to collect data that we could 
     use to develop a community "clearinghouse" of projects for which 
     service learner's could be used and courses for which projects are 
     needed.  We also would like to assess the community saturation level 
     of service learning students going out to serve as part of primary, 
     secondary, and college level class/course projects.  Lastly, we'd like 
     to know if agencies and organizations know what SL is and how it 
     differs from volunteering, interning, charity work, and such.
     
     Having conducted no community wide (county level) research such as 
     this before now, I'm asking if any of you know of existing surveys or 
     methods or reports of such that you could refer me to?  You might know 
     of something that addresses one or more parts of our project 
     interests.  Any and all info would be helpful.
     
     Thanks for your time in considering this request.
     
     Michel Coconis
     Grand Valley State University
     School of Social Work
     25 Commerce Ave SW
     Grand Rapids, MI  49503