TY - JOUR TI - Service-Learning in Higher Education and Prosocial Identity Formation AU - McDougle, Lindsey M. AU - Li, Huafang T2 - Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly AB - For most nonprofits, their effectiveness, sustainability, and survival all depend on the willingness of individuals to behave in prosocial ways, for example, by giving time, money, and/or resources to various organizations and causes. Scholars have, therefore, long sought to identify predictors of prosocial behaviors; and, one consistently significant variable in this quest has been prosocial role identity. Indeed, the strength of this identity, studies have shown, positively predicts participation in a variety of prosocial activities. Despite this significance, research on service-learning, a widely utilized pedagogical practice intended to prepare prosocially active and engaged citizens, has been largely disconnected from the literature on identity motivated behavior. Yet, this literature provides a strong conceptual foundation for understanding why, when, how, and for whom participation in service-learning will be associated with positive changes in prosocial identities?and, ultimately sustained participation in role-related prosocial behaviors. In this article, we connect these literatures and propose a model. DA - 2022/07/08/ PY - 2022 DO - 10.1177/08997640221108140 DP - SAGE Journals SP - 08997640221108140 LA - en SN - 0899-7640 UR - https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640221108140 Y2 - 2022/10/26/11:48:17 ER -