1. Access to Higher Education Service Learning in Rural Areas
Randy Stoecker
Charity Schmidt
University of Wisconsin

2. Background to the Project
Community-based research focused on 64 Madison area nonprofits
Community impact and concerns
Expansion to the rest of Wisconsin

3. Methodology Lack of existing data Lack of tracking Lack of interest
Table 1:  Higher Education Institutions Contributing Data
Total
Number Contributing Data
UW universities 13 12
UW colleges 4
Technical colleges 6 2
Private institutions 20 9

4. Distribution of Service Learning in Wisconsin

5. Access to Service Learning in Rural vs. Urban Areas
Access to Service Learning in Rural vs. Urban Areas
Table 3:  Percent of nonprofits hosting service learners by region
Wisconsin Exempt Organizations: urban/surburban
Wisconsin Exempt Organizations: rural
Total number of nonprofits
15494
16524
Number of nonprofit service learning hosts
801
124
Percent of total nonprofits hosting service learners
5.3%
0.6%
Combined Wisconsin and IRS database:  urban/surburban
Combined Wisconsin and IRS database:  rural
32179
32808
2.5%
0.4%

6. Implications Why the inequality of access?
How do we address the inequality of access?
Does it matter?

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