Abstract
Teamwork is considered amongst the top coveted workplace skills in the current job market. It is important for
students to develop teamwork skills before entering the job arena. The existing research has evaluated the
relationship between service-learning and teamwork as single construct. This study assesses teamwork as a
composite construct having two dimensions such as communication and decision-making skills. Hence, this study
provides a greater understanding about the role of service-learning in enhancing communication and decisionmaking skills of students. A survey questionnaire was used to collect data from 395 students participating in a
service-learning project in vocational institutes of Pakistan. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was as analysis
tool. The results showed that there was a slightly negative relationship between service-learning and decision
making skills. The study showed that there was a positive relationship between service-learning and communication
skills of students. This study suggested that service-learning did not improve decision-making skills of students,
however, it greatly enhanced communication skills of students. It is recommended that further study should test this
model in other contexts.
Nadia Saleem, Iqbal Ahmad, Asghar Ali. (2021) Relationship between Service-Learning and Teamwork Skills Development, Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, Volume-58, issue 4.
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