> Michele I've attached a document that lists some references to look at actual survey instruments. In addition, I would suggest that you browse our section Assessment and Evaluation on our website -http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/slc/assess.html - read through the abstracts and you might find some articles that address the community assessment aspect. I would also check out the publications on Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, to see if any of their materials might be of assistance. Community needs assessments are commonly done in the health education field. You can access their website at http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/ccph.html Finally, I'd suggest that you contact Marty Duckenfeld at Clemson University (mbdck@CLEMSON.EDU) who's group there recently developed a community agency survey that she might be able to share with you. Good luck. This is a focus area that needs much attention. I hope that once your project is completed, you will share the results with all of us! Elaine > > 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
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