%0 Journal Article
%T Building the Field: The Case for Community Service Learning
%A Allison R. Firestone
%A Janelle E. Lawson
%J Teacher Education and Special Education
%@ 1944-4931
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0888406417727042
%X In this study, the authors examine the impact of a community service learning course on undergraduate students¡¯ decisions to pursue careers as special education teachers or related service providers. Participants (N = 134) completed a course involving volunteer service with persons with disabilities in the local community and were surveyed as to whether they were interested in pursuing a career in special education upon graduation. Findings indicated that contact with a person with a disability through community service learning was a factor in influencing participants¡¯ willingness to enter the field of special education
%K recruitment
%K retention
%K community service learning
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0888406417727042