Service-Learning in Higher Education: National and International ConnectionsThis book emerges from the discourse of the Third International Symposium on Service-Learning held at the University of Indianapolis in Athens, Greece, in November 2009 as part of the biennial collection of papers on service-learning. This fourth collection highlights service-learning (SL) theories and methods in higher education, presents selected case studies of local projects that exemplify the theories and methods in action, and points the way toward future possibilities for international partnerships. Part One demonstrates how practitioners have translated SL theory into model programs of best practices. Part Two examines nationally based SL experiences that enrich indigenous local communities, national communities, and teaching institutions. Part Three explores international SL (ISL) programs with their unique reciprocal national relationships, hybrid methodologies, and site-specific challenges. Part Four covers networking national SL settings to international venues while forecasting SL concepts that span academic disciplines and geographic distances. The selected papers in this collection were contributed by educators in twenty-three universities in four countries. |
Contents
Selected Issues on ServiceLearning | 11 |
Chapter | 21 |
ServiceLearning to Meet the Mission Needs | 27 |
Curriculum Sequence for Preparing Health Care | 49 |
The Feasibility of Building ServiceLearning Experience | 87 |
Collaborating with the Community for Dietetic | 119 |
Sustainable Interior Design and Community | 133 |
Modernization in China and ServiceLearning | 167 |
Empowering 21st | 191 |
Increasing Cultural Competence of Dental | 203 |
ServiceLearning as the Bridge for Educational | 213 |
Establishing Successful Domestic | 225 |
A Case | 237 |
Developing a Global | 249 |
ServiceLearning Utilizing Local Regional | 261 |
About the Editor | 275 |
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