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Voices Of The "Served": Community Resident Perspectives On International Service-Learning In Peru., Adam C. Stieglitz
Voices Of The "Served": Community Resident Perspectives On International Service-Learning In Peru., Adam C. Stieglitz
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The purpose of this study is to capture and share community resident perspectives on international service-learning (ISL). Community resident voice is largely underrepresented in ISL scholarship and practice. Conversely, research on student outcomes is ubiquitous, which generally makes student benefit a predominant consideration in ISL program design. Consequently, scholars have criticized ISL programs for being inherently extractive and even an embodiment of modern-day colonialism. This study aims to address this critique by offering a robust representation of community residents’ perspectives for how to responsibly design ISL programs. This study used action research methodology to capture community resident voices who participate …