Title
Theoretical foundations for international service learning
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
Abstract
International service-learning (ISL) combines academic instruction and community-based service in an international context. Objectives of linking international travel, education, and community service include increasing participants' global awareness, building intercultural understanding, and enhancing civic mindedness and skills. Research on cross-cultural adjustment, approaches to community development, models of democratic research, and a variety of pedagogical theories are discussed as foundations upon which we can better understand the intellectual and political context for ISL and the student learning it makes possible. These literatures also provide frameworks for creating ethical ISL experiences that positively impact the communities and developing countries where we work and can inform project assessment and critique, as well as future research.
Publication Title
Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning
Repository Citation
Crabtree, Robbin D., "Theoretical foundations for international service learning" (2008). Communication Faculty Publications. 3.
https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/communications-facultypubs/3
Published Citation
Crabtree, R. D. (2008). Theoretical foundations for international service learning. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 15(1),18-36.
Peer Reviewed
Comments
Copyright 2008 Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning.