Assessment is key to ensuring the ongoing effectiveness of civic and community engagement initiatives. Campus Compact offers a range of tools and resources to assist in assessing partnerships and other activities.
A list of resources on assessment from the Bonner Program.
A broad overview of issues related to assessment in higher education, with specific application for measuring the impact of service-learning and civic engagement initiatives on students, faculty, the institution, and the community.
A bibliolography from Learn and Serve America’s National Service-Learning Clearinghouse.
A paper summarizing the findings of service-learning research in higher education over the past few years, including an annotated bibliography.
Outlines the key features of successful campus/community partnerships, with guidelines for designing, building, and sustaining collaborative partnerships that benefit all parties.
A review of the research linking service-learning and college student retention.
This guide for community partners includes benchmarks for evaluating partnerships and worksheets for calculating costs and benefits.