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International Service Learning, Harry C. Silcox, Torun E. Leek
International Service Learning, Harry C. Silcox, Torun E. Leek
International Service Learning & Community Engagement
It is clear that a network of international service learning is in its formative stage, the authors point out. We must not allow the politics of service programs in the U.S. to blind us to the opportunities in other parts of the world that will enable us to advance the theory and ideology of service learning.
Learning From Others: Service-Learning In Costa Rica And Indonesia, David D. Williams, William D. Eiserman
Learning From Others: Service-Learning In Costa Rica And Indonesia, David D. Williams, William D. Eiserman
International Service Learning & Community Engagement
Calls are increasingly sounded for universities to better address their communities' and students' needs through service, as well as research and teaching. This article invites policy makers to re-examine university service, research, and teaching responsibilities by reflecting on roles service-learning plays in universities in Indonesia and Costa Rica. We conclude that service-learning plays a critical role and a key to expanding service-learning for students and understanding the utility of such a policy change is increased faculty involvement. Until more faculty explore the "why" and "how" of service-learning, research and teaching will dominate the university agenda.
Multidemnsional Citizenship: Education Policy For The Twenty-First Century, John J. Cogan, Patricia Kristine Kubow
Multidemnsional Citizenship: Education Policy For The Twenty-First Century, John J. Cogan, Patricia Kristine Kubow
International Service Learning & Community Engagement
As we approach the end of this turbulent century and prepare to meet the challenges of the next, the question of what constitutes education for citizenship in various nations appropriate to the demands and needs of a rapidly changing global community is critical in both national and international contexts. The planet and the human family are facing an unprecedented set of challenges, issues and problems including the globalization of the economy, a significant level of deteriorations in the quality of the global environment, rapidly changing technologies and the uses of the same, and ethical and social issues. How does one …