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  • Title: Undergraduate Nursing Students' Experience of Service-Learning: A Phenomenological Study.
    Author: Knecht JG, Fischer B.
    Journal: J Nurs Educ; 2015 Jul; 54(7):378-84. PubMed ID: 26155029.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Service-learning programs are becoming more evident in baccalaureate nursing curriculums. Anecdotal evidence describing student perceptions has been written; however, research has not been conducted regarding the in-depth student experience of service-learning with vulnerable populations in inner cities. METHOD: This study was conducted using Colaizzi's descriptive phenomenological method of inquiry. Through purposeful sampling, 10 students were interviewed who have participated in service-learning throughout their sophomore, junior, and senior years of nursing education. RESULTS: Five themes were identified-Shattering Stereotypes, Overwhelmed With Their Need, Transitioning to Community Caregiver, Advocating, and Reciprocal Benefits-and a fundamental structure emerged. CONCLUSION: Listening to the voices of students participating in service-learning enables educators to gain an in-depth perspective of their experience and, ultimately, to maximize the service-learning program and improve care delivered to this vulnerable inner city population.
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