Positive SLAM-student relationship qualities correlate with civic action¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q3 · i1 small
Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i1 Civic action correlated positively with SLAM relationship variables: guidance (r = .32, p < .05), satisfaction (r = .33, p < .01), nurturance (r = .45, p < .01), reassurance of competence (r = .48, p < .01), and intimate disclosure (r = .31, p < .05). → Harkins 2020

Evidence¶

Harkins 2020¶

Harkins, D. A., Grenier, L. I., Irizarry, C., Robinson, E., Ray, S., & Shea, L.-M. (2020). Building relationships for critical service-learning. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 26(2), 21–38. https://doi.org/10.3998/mjcsloa.3239521.0026.202

q3 · i1 · associational · r1

Correlational analyses of CASQ and NRI-SPV scores among mentored students (MG, n = 60) examined student-SLAM relationship quality. The article reports positive correlations between civic action and five NRI relationship variables, with the strongest being reassurance of competence (r = .48).

"there was a correlation between civic action and the NRI relationship variables guidance (r = .32, p < .05); satisfaction (r = .33, p < .01); nurturance (r = .45, p < .01); reassurance of competence (r = .48, p < .01); and intimate disclosure (r = .31, p < .05)"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Civic Mindedness — outcome: instruction changes it
• Social Awareness and Relationship Skills — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Conflict and antagonism with community partners negatively correlate with social justice and diversity attitudes — related
• Learner-centered teacher–student relationships are associated with better student outcomes — related
• Service-learning students with a SLAM peer mentor scored higher on posttest civic action than non-mentored students, in a non-randomised comparison — related
• Peer mentoring shows a trend toward higher posttest social justice attitudes — related
• Positive relationships with professors, community partners, and peer mentors are associated with increased intention to be civically engaged — a broader claim this one bears on
• Professor-student relationship quality correlates with multiple civic engagement outcomes in both directions — a broader claim this one bears on
• Experts scaffold by reassuring novices to continue acting or thinking, removing uncertainty about whether they chose the right action — related