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Learning Theories and Relationship to Research Furco (2013) states that “service-learning draws from a number of well-developed theoretical frameworks of learning and development (e.g., experiential learning, situated cognition, youth development, constructivism, etc.), yet many studies are atheoretical” (p. 18), or the lacking of theory used. I examined the use of two theories to determine which one is more beneficial to the development of a service-learning program and will yield the greatest positive impact on student academic achievement and civic engagement.
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Youth Development. Youth development or Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory in which a child development is interactively responding to various levels of environmental

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