Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2115/56803

JaLCDOI : 10.14943/J.HighEdu.19.31

Recently, national student surveys related to the assessment of in-class and out-of-class studies have been carried out. The purpose of this article is to examine students’ learning via particular educational practices. This research targeted students who participated in a volunteer activity that was provided by the Hirayama Ikuo Volunteer Centre at Waseda University (WAVOC). Hereafter they will be referred to as WAVOC students. First, I compared WAVOC students with students who participated in national student surveys and examined their campus life. Second, I compared WAVOC students with ordinary students in Waseda University and examined their interactions with their peers, faculty members and others. The main fi nding was that WAVOC students were more involved in out-of-class studies and had more opportunities for interactions with peers, faculty members and others. Thus, participating in such volunteer activity is effective for student learning and development.