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Title International service learning : conceptual frameworks and research / edited by Robert G. Bringle, Julie A. Hatcher, and Steven G. Jones
Edition 1st ed
Published Sterling, Va. : Stylus, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 400 pages) : illustrations
Series IUPUI series on service learning research ; v. 1
IUPUI series on service learning research ; v. 1.
Contents International service learning / Robert G. Bringle and Julie A. Hatcher -- The context for international service learning: an invisible revolution is underway / William M. Plater -- 360-degree view of international service learning / Nevin C. Brown -- New lines of inquiry in re-framing international service learning into global service learning / Nicholas Longo and John Saltmarsh -- An analysis of international service learning programs / Steven G. Jones and Kathryn S. Steinberg -- Overcoming the challenges of international service learning: a visual approach to sharing authority, community development, and global learning / Hilary E. Kahn -- Service learning as local learning: the importance of context / Susan Buck Sutton -- Research on and through reflection in international service learning / Brandon C. Whitney and Patti H. Clayton -- A research agenda for international service learning / Humphrey Tonkin -- What international service learning research can learn from research on service learning / Janet Eyler -- What international service learning research can learn from research on international learning / Richard Kiely -- Quantitative approaches to research on international service learning: design, measurement, and theory / Robert G. Bringle, Julie A. Hatcher, and Matthew J. Williams -- Qualitative research methodology and international service learning: concepts, characteristics, methods, approaches, and best practices / Richard Kiely and Eric Hartman -- Ethical issues in research on international service learning / Carole Wells, Judith Warchal, Ana Ruiz, and Andrea Chapdelaine -- A South African perspective on North American international service learning / Mabel Erasmus
Summary International Service Learning (ISL) borrows from the domains of service learning, study abroad, and international education to create a new pedagogy that adds new and unique value from this combination. It is a high-impact pedagogy with the potential to improve students' academic attainment, contribute to their personal growth, and develop global civic outcomes. This book focuses on conducting research on ISL, which includes developing and evaluating hypotheses about ISL outcomes and measuring its impact on students, faculty, and communities. The book argues that rigorous research is essentia
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes In English
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Subject Service learning.
Service learning -- Research
Education and globalization.
Access to education.
Management education.
Foreign countries.
Global education.
Globalisation.
International programs.
Models.
Outreach programs.
Qualitative research.
Study abroad.
Higher education.
Postsecondary education.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Volunteer Work.
Education and globalization
Service learning
Service learning -- Research
Form Electronic book
Author Bringle, Robert G
Hatcher, Julie A., 1953-
Jones, Steven G
ISBN 9781579225353
1579225357