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The review summarises evidence from 10 studies undertaken in the USA  \nthat involved over 8,000 service learning participants in total.  \nSchool-based service learning is a teaching strategy that explicitly links community service to academic instruction. In this review, we aimed to find evidence of the effectiveness of service learning on students’ academic success, personal and social skills, and risk behaviour. However, the evidence is inconclusive because of the small number of studies.  \nWhat is this review about?  \nService learning is distinctive from traditional voluntarism or community service in that it intentionally connects service activities with curriculum concepts and includes structured time for reflection.  \nThis review examines the evidence of impact of service learning on students’ ‘neither employed, nor in education or training’ (NEET) status after compulsory schooling, academic success personal and social skills, and risk behaviour of students in primary and secondary education (from Kindergarten to Grade 12).  \nWhat studies are included?  \nIncluded studies had to examine the impact of service learning in primary and secondary education. Studies had to have a comparison group.  \nThirty-seven studies analysing 30 different populations were identified. Of these, only 10 studies, analysing nine different populations, could be used in the data synthesis.  \nThe studies were all from the USA. There  \nwere eight randomised controlled trials (RCTs) reported in nine studies and one non-randomised study. The studies contained data for over 8,000 service learning participants.  \nContinued on page 2  \nWhat is the effect of service learning on academic success in students in primary and secondary education?  \nThe evidence was inconclusive. The majority of studies available for meta-analysis reported on a very limited number of outcomes; in particular, few reported results on students’ academic success even though the outcome was collected. At most, the results from three studies could be pooled in a single meta-analysis. Further, the majority of studies used in the meta-analyses reported implementation problems.  \nThere was no evidence of adverse effects.  \nWhat do the findings of the review mean?  \nThe current landscape of research on service learning in primary and secondary education (grades kindergarten to 12) in general education shows that it has yet to be evaluated thoroughly. The evidence was inconclusive because too few studies reported results on the same type of outcome.  \nFurthermore, all the available evidence used in the data synthesis was US-based, and so the findings may not be generalisable to other settings and systems outside the USA.  \nAlso, the majority of studies used in the metaanalyses reported implementation problems.  \nThese considerations point to the need for more rigorously conducted studies reporting a larger  \nnumber of outcomes.  \nThe Campbell Collaboration  \n[info@campbellcollaboration.org](info@campbellcollaboration.org)  \n[campbellcollaboration.org](campbellcollaboration.org)[ ](campbellcollaboration.org)EN-0417  \nHow up-to-date is this review?  \nThe review authors searched for studies published up to October 2020.  \nWhat is the Campbell Collaboration?  \nCampbell is an international, voluntary, non-profit research network that publishes systematic reviews. We summarise and evaluate the quality of evidence about programmes in the social and behavioural sciences. Our aim is to help people make better choices and better policy decisions.  \nAbout this summary  \nThis summary is based on Filges, T.","cbCailmIAJDqsCQm","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailmIAJDqsCQm","pdf",1332197,"English","# What is the aim of this review?\n## What is this review about?\n## What studies are included?\n## What is the effect of service learning on academic success?\n## What do the findings of the review mean?\n# How up-to-date is this review?\n## What is the Campbell Collaboration?","[{\"question\":\"What does this systematic review assess about service learning?\",\"answer\":\"It examines the effects of service learning on academic success, personal and social skills, and risk behaviour for students in primary and secondary education.\"},{\"question\":\"Why are the review findings inconclusive?\",\"answer\":\"Too few studies reported results on the same type of outcome, and meta-analyses often included limited numbers of studies and implementation problems.\"},{\"question\":\"What evidence is provided about adverse effects?\",\"answer\":\"There was no evidence of adverse effects in the included evidence base.\"}]","Service learning for improving academic success in students in grade K to 12 - a systematic review | PDF",1792044239]