Faith Integration Through Service-Learning in the Information Sciences

Abstract

This paper demonstrates that the information sciences discipline offers significant opportunities for meaningful service-learning engagement. A secondary purpose of this paper is to document a biblical basis for service-learning in the information sciences discipline. The paper introduces a service-learning taxonomy that is well-suited for the information sciences discipline. This taxonomy outlines the activity and scope of service-learning opportunities available within the discipline, along with actual examples of service-learning projects conducted at Messiah College. Samples of student reflections on the impact of their service-learning experiences are also included in the paper.