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International service-learning covers both U.S. students working internationally on service-learning projects and international educational institutes and students doing service-learning.
February 2005 (Updated January 2009)

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U.S. Schools, Universities, and Students Doing International Service-Learning

Apples, Oranges, and Kumys: Models for Research on Students Doing Intercultural Service-Learning (2007)
Context and Culture: Models of Engagement Around the World (2007)
Acting Locally in a Flat World: Global Citizenship and the Democratic Practice of Service-Learning (2006)
Elevating Global Citizenship By Building The International Civic Engagement Movement Of Higher Education (2006)
Lessons of Anapra (The): International Service Learning and Character Education (2006)
A Chameleon with a Complex: Searching for Transformation in International Service-Learning (2004): See also the following thesis this article is based on...
Toward an Expanded Conceptualization of Transformational Learning: A Case Study of International Service-Learning in Nicaragua (2002)
Fostering a Sense of Justice through International Service-Learning (2003)
Partnerships for International Service-Learning (2003)
Chapter in book "New Perspectives in Service-Learning: Research to Advance the Field"
“Ayni” in the Global Village: Building Relationships of Reciprocity through International Service-Learning (2000)
Charting A Hero's Journey (2000)
International Service Learning. Theme issue of Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, v.11 no.1 (2000)
Roots of Civic Identity : International Perspectives on Community Service and Activism in Youth (1998)
International Service Learning: Its Time has Come (1997)
Forging L.I.N.C.S. Through International Service Learning in the Sacred Valley of Peru [video] (2000)

International Schools and International Universities Doing Service-Learning

Context and Culture: Models of Engagement Around the World (2007)
Eastern Perspective on Western Education, (An): The Experiences of International Students Engaged in Service-Learning (2007)
Service-Learning, Personal Development, and Social Commitment: A Case Study of University Students in Hong Kong (2006)
Segunda Edicion del Premio a la Educacion: Microemprendimientos educativos solidarios (2005)
Successes and Challenges in East African Conservation Education (2005)
Institutionalizing Service-Learning Across the University: International Comparisons (2004) Chapter in book "Building Partnerships for Service-Learning"
Diversity and Citizenship Education: Global Perspectives (2003)
Civic Engagement in Austraila. Theme issue of Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, v.14 no.2 (2003)
Service Enquiry: Service in the 21st Century - First Edition (2003)
Service-Learning: International Perspective (2003)
Service Learning in Asia : Creating Networks and Curricula in Higher Education (2002)
Service Learning in Higher Education Around the World: An Initial Look (1999)

Featured Books

Our Time is Now: Young People Changing the World (2005)

What Works in Youth Engagement in the Balkans (2005)

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Learn and Serve America programs, like all Corporation for National and Community Service programs are, by statute, focused on meeting community needs in the United States. If you receive Learn and Serve America funds, please consult with your program officer before conducting any service-learning projects that reach beyond the borders of the United States.

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