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Kathleen Sexsmith; Richard Kiely – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2023
Global service-learning (GSL) course offerings have expanded rapidly in the last decade at U.S. universities and colleges, yet faculty are not always prepared for the ethical challenges of development work with disadvantaged communities in international settings. Based on a qualitative study of 25 GSL faculty across a range of higher education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Service Learning, Global Approach, International Programs
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Mathew Hayden Gendle; Amanda S. Tapler – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2024
As community-based global learning (CBGL) programs become more common on college/university campuses and utilize the UN's Sustainable Development Goals to guide programmatic outcomes, open-access evaluation instruments that both benchmark and effectively measure programmatic enhancements over time are needed. The 147-item Community Engagement and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Community Involvement, Global Approach, School Community Programs
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Sanmiguel, Elizabeth R.; Reyes, Alexandra; Burns, Dwight; Huber, Tonya – Multicultural Education, 2019
Driven by the motto of civic engagement and local to global citizenship,Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) is a campus that emphasizes building a friendly community in which students and faculty engage in building strong personal and professional relationships that will lead them toward a more globally aware, socially just, and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Service Learning, Volunteers, Learner Engagement
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Coyer, Caitlin; Gebregiorgis, Desta; Patton, Kaitlin; Gheleva, Daniela; Bikos, Lynette – Journal of Experiential Education, 2019
Background: Global learning outcomes (GLOs) are increasingly emphasized within higher education because of the advantages they provide in navigating globalized contexts. The process of global learning may be understood through Mezirow's theory of transformational learning, in which presentation of dissonant information results in more open,…
Descriptors: Community Education, Outcomes of Education, Transformative Learning, Learning Theories
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Christie, Erica M.; Montgomery, Sarah E.; Staudt, Jessica – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2012
Dr. Wangari Maathai--"environmentalist, human rights advocate, global peace worker, and community builder"--passed away in 2011. The first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. Maathai left a legacy even greater than the 47 million trees that her organization, the Greenbelt Movement, has planted across Kenya since 1977. As…
Descriptors: Critical Literacy, Foreign Countries, Reflection, Sustainable Development
Sanday, Peggy Reeves; Jannowitz, Karl – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2004
This article describes the theoretical rationale and practice related to two connected anthropology courses at the University of Pennsylvania and University City High School, a predominantly African-American school on Penn's border. The courses are part of Penn's ABCS (academically-based community service) program. Grounded in the Boasian legacy…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Service Learning, Program Descriptions, Multicultural Education