Service-Learning in Higher Education: National & International Connections - Softcover

This fourth book in the series on service-learning from the University of Indianapolis Press 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 relationships, hybrid methodologies, and site specific challenges. Part Four enters into a conversation about 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.

Phylis Lan Lin, a professor of sociology at the University of Indianapolis as well as its associate vice president for International Partnerships and the director of Asian Programs, is also the executive director of the University of Indianapolis Press. She has a PhD from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She has organized and chaired several international conferences, including three on service-learning. In addition, she has written and edited more than fifteen books in Chinese and English.