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Remembering the “Why”
In a reflective guest post, Northeastern University’s Lori Gardinier (PhD, MSW) challenges us to clarify WHY we engage in global service-learning. She couples clear-eyed realism, “some student projects have measurable impact and others are dead on arrival,” with idealistic hope … Continue reading
BotB: What We Don’t Talk About When We Don’t Talk About Service
Title: What We Don’t Talk About When We Don’t Talk About Service Authors: Adam Davis Target Audience: Students, Faculty, Citizens Date: 2006 Succinct Summary: In order to claim that Service Is Good (SIG), we must discuss why we do service, (for altruistic, selfish, or faith-based … Continue reading
BotB: Where’s the Learning in Service-Learning?
Title: Where’s the Learning in Service-Learning? Authors: Janet Elyer & Dwight E. Giles Jr. Target Audience: Faculty Date: 1999 Succinct Summary: This must-read for service-learning course and program development shares an abundance of evidence-based information to support high quality service-learning … Continue reading
Donations and their Global Flow through Art and Popular Media
By Elizabeth Rosenberg The New York Times Magazine traces the global flow of charitable clothing drives in How Susie Bayer’s T-Shirt Ended Up on Yusuf Mama’s Back. Had we ever considered that our donations may be sorted into a “wiper rag” … Continue reading
*Stuff* Study Abroad Students Say
It’s Study Abroad Fair Season! Students are being ushered to their respective unions in droves. They shuffle among institutional agreements, third-party providers, stories of transformative experiences, and glossy handouts and marketing swag. What are students hoping to find? What are … Continue reading
What is Enough? Educating for Transformation, Seeking More
Julia Lang, one of our regular contributors, just completed three weeks of teaching at the Civic Leadership Institute. After interacting with a homeless person on the way home one night, Julia found herself wondering what more she could do. She offers … Continue reading
Lest Best Intentions become the Enemy of the Good
A regular reader called my attention to an essay shared on MN Campus Compact’s website; the piece appears below in full. The original author, Dr. Gerald W. Schlabach, was kind enough to extend the opportunity to reprint his thoughtful meditation … Continue reading
Tools vs. Textbooks: The Academic and Developmental Impact of Alternative Break Trips and Classroom-Based Learning
Today I’m pleased to share a research summary from Annie Wendel, a Providence College Graduate (Public and Community Service) who was central to the development of this website during the past year. Annie’s preparing to leave for a year in … Continue reading
Transformation Experience: Service-Learning Student to Scholar
“While my peers were touring historical cities and partying until dawn, I was supervising children who were routinely beaten, sexually assaulted, or forced to work the streets all night long.” By Julia Lang The day that I left my service-learning … Continue reading
Situating Global Service-Learning: Drawing on Diverse Fields for Informed Practice
Global service-learning ultimately draws upon several discrete areas of literature and practice: community development, reflective practice, learning and assessment, health and safety, global civic engagement, and power and privilege. A regular theme of this site is that global service-learning practice requires great … Continue reading