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There is a growing emphasis on the assessment of higher education civic engagement. Finding effective and practical approaches to assessment can seem overwhelming. Assessment can include examining the impact on institutions, communities, students, faculty and partnerships. Where do you start? What are the priorities?

Looking In Reaching Out
This book from Campus Compact is an excellent general resource for civic engagement programs, and includes a chapter introducing key assessment concepts.

Bibliographies

• Service Learning Clearinghouse Assessment Bibliography

• Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods
• Measurement Tools for Evaluating Out-of-School Time Programs: An Evaluation Resource
• Measure of Service Learning: Research Scales to Assess Student Experiences, (The)

• Educators' Guide to Service-Learning Program Evaluation (includes PDF handbook)
• Shumer's Self-Assessment for Service-Learning (PDF)
• Assessment Rubric for the Sustainability of High Quality Service-Learning - Toolkit

• Service Learning Clearinghouse Evaluation and Assessment Resources
• Campus Compact
• Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education
• AACU Student Learning Rubrics

• Tools and Methods for Evaluating Service-Learning in Higher Education - overview essay
• S-L Outcomes, Reflection, and Assessment