International Service Learning: Analytical Review of Published Research Literature
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https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v25i1.348Keywords:
International service learning, international education, literature review, administration, benefits, outcomes, reflection, study abroad, education abroadAbstract
International service learning (ISL) is an emerging area of international education. This paper summarizes scholarly journal articles on ISL programs, organized by academic disciplines and service-learning project areas. Who administers ISL programs and how, the countries in which these projects have occurred, and the outcomes and benefits of the projects discussed in this literature is presented. Relevant literature on “International Service Learning” from full-text scholarly peer-reviewed journals on 67 EBSCO Host databases published from 2000 to 2013 served as the basis for this literature review. No returns were found in this search before the year 2000. Of 96 returns, 41 of them, published from 2003 to 2013, were relevant for this review.
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Swope, J., & Siplon, P. (2011). Bridging the interdisciplinary gap: Team-teaching an international service learning course. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 5(10), 313-324.
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Amerson, R. (2012). The influence of international service-learning on transcultural self-efficacy in baccalaureate nursing graduates and their subsequent practice. International Journal of Teaching & Learning in Higher Education, 24(1), 6-15.
Borg, J. P., & Zitomer, D. H. (2008). Dual-team model for international service learning in engineering: Remote solar water pumping in Guatemala. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 134(2), 178-185.
Bracci, L., Bella Owona, J. M., & Nash, E. J. (2013). Community engagement through international service learning: How a foreign student can become a social actor in the host society. Intercultural Communication Studies, 22(1), 195-215.
Bringle, R. G., & Hatcher, J. A. (2011). International service learning. In R. Bringle, J. Hatcher, & S. Jones (Eds.), International service learning: Conceptual frameworks and research (pp. 3-28). Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC.
Budny, D., & Gradoville, R. T. (2011). International service learning design projects: Educating tomorrow’s engineers, serving the global community, and helping to meet ABET criterion. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, 6(2), 98-117.
Curtin, A. J., Martins, D. C., Schwartz‐Barcott, D., DiMaria, L., & Ogando, B. M. S. (2013). Development and evaluation of an international service learning program for nursing students. Public Health Nursing, 30(6), 548-556.
Dewey, J. (1963). Experience and education. New York, NY: Macmillan.
Dharamsi, S., Richards, M., Louie, D., Murray, D., Berland, A., Whitfield, M., & Scott, I. (2010). Enhancing medical students' conceptions of the CanMEDS Health Advocate Role through international service-learning and critical reflection: A phenomenological study. Medical Teacher, 32(12), 977-982.
Eyler, J. (2011). What international service learning research can learn from research on service learning. In R. Bringle, J. Hatcher, & S. Jones (Eds.), International service learning: Conceptual frameworks and research (pp. 225-241). Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC.
Florman, J. C., Just, C., Naka, T., Peterson, J., & Seaba, H. H. (2009). Bridging the distance: Service learning in international perspective. New Directions for Teaching & Learning, 2009(118), 71-84. doi:10.1002/tl.354
García, N. A., & Longo, N. V. (2013). Going global: Re-framing service-learning in an interconnected world. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 17(2), 111-135.
Green, S. S., Comer, L., Elliott, L., & Neubrander, J. (2011). Exploring the value of an international service-learning experience in Honduras. Nursing Education Perspectives, 32(5), 302-307.
Hayward, L. M., & Charrette, A. L. (2012). Integrating cultural competence and core values: An international service-learning model. Journal of Physical Therapy Education, 26(1), 78-89.
Kiely, R. (2004). A chameleon with a complex: Searching for transformation in international service-learning. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 10(2), 5-20.
King, J. T. (2004). Service-learning as a site for critical pedagogy: A case of collaboration, caring, and defamiliarization across borders. Journal of Experiential Education, 26(3), 121-137.
Kohlbry, P., & Daugherty, J. (2013). Nursing faculty roles in international service–learning projects. Journal of Professional Nursing, 29(3), 163-167.
Kolb, D. (1984). Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Larson, K. L., Ott, M., & Miles, J. M. (2010). International cultural immersion: En vivo reflections in cultural competence. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 17(2), 44-50.
Liu, R. L., & Lee, H. H. (2011). Exploring the cross-cultural experiences of college students with diverse backgrounds performing international service-learning in Myanmar. New Horizons in Education, 59(2), 38-50.
Locklin, R. B. (2010). Weakness, belonging, and the Intercordia experience: The logic and limits of dissonance as a transformative learning tool. Teaching Theology & Religion, 13(1), 3-14.
Main, M. E., Garrett-Wright, D., & Kerby, M. (2013). Nursing student voices: Reflections on an international service learning experience. Kentucky Nurse, 61(1), 10-11.
Marsolek, M. D., Alcantara, J. T., Quintero, L. F., Jackels, C. F., Cummings, P. K., Wayne, M., Vallejos, C., & Jackels, S. C. (2012). Wastewater treatment for a coffee processing mill in Nicaragua: A service-learning design project. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, 7(1), 69-92.
Metcalf, L. E. (2010). Creating international community service learning experiences in a capstone marketing-projects course. Journal of Marketing Education, 32(2), 155-171. doi:10.1177/0273475309360157
Pagano, M., & Roselle, L. (2009). Beyond reflection through an academic lens: Refraction and international experiential education. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 18, 217- 229.
Parker, B., & Altman Dautoff, D. (2007). Service-learning and study abroad: Synergistic learning opportunities. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 13(2), 40-52.
Pearce, J. M. (2009). Appropedia as a tool for service learning in sustainable development. Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 3(1), 45-53.
Pechak, C. M., & Thompson, M. (2009a). A conceptual model of optimal international service-learning and its application to global health initiatives in rehabilitation. Physical Therapy, 89(11), 1192-1204.
Pechak, C., & Thompson, M. (2009b). International service-learning and other international volunteer service in physical therapist education programs in the United States and Canada: an exploratory study. Journal of Physical Therapy Education, 23(1), 71-79.
Pechak, C., & Thompson, M. (2011). Going global in physical therapist education: International service‐learning in US‐based programmes. Physiotherapy Research International, 16(4), 225-236.
Pless, N. M., Maak, T., & Stahl, G. K. (2011). Developing responsible global leaders through international service-learning programs: The Ulysses experience. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 10(2), 237-260.
Pless, N. M., Maak, T., & Stahl, G. K. (2012). Promoting corporate social responsibility and sustainable development through management development: What can be learned from international service learning programs? Human Resource Management, 51(6), 873-903.
Plumb, E., Roe, K., Plumb, J., Sepe, P., Soin, K., Ramirez, A., Baganizi, E., Simmons, R., & Khubchandani, J. (2013). The use of international service learning initiatives for global health education: Case studies from Rwanda and Mexico. Health Promotion Practice, 14(3), 334-342.
Plumblee, J. M., Cattano, C., Bell, L., & Klotz, L. (2012). Fulfilling engineering program objectives through service learning campaigns in developing countries. Leadership and Management in Engineering, 12(2), 46-52.
Porter, M. (2003). Forging LINCS among educators: The role of international service-learning in fostering a community of practice. Teacher Education Quarterly, 30(4), 51-67.
Prins, E., & Webster, N. (2010). Student identities and the tourist gaze in international service-learning: A university project in Belize. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 14(1), 5-32.
Puri, A., Kaddoura, M., & Dominick, C. (2013). Student perception of travel service learning experience in Morocco. Journal of Dental Hygiene, 87(4), 235-243.
Reisch, R. A. (2011). International service learning programs: Ethical issues and recommendations. Developing World Bioethics, 11(2), 93-98.
Riner, M. E., & Becklenberg, A. (2001). Partnering with a sister city organization for an international service-learning experience. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 12(3), 234-240.
Robinette, M. S., & Noblet, R. (2009). Service-learning in entomology: Teaching, research, and outreach domestically and abroad. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 13(4), 135-153.
Sherraden, M., Lough, B. J., & Bopp, A. (2013). Students serving abroad: A framework for inquiry. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 17(2), 7-41.
Swope, J., & Siplon, P. (2011). Bridging the interdisciplinary gap: Team-teaching an international service learning course. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 5(10), 313-324.
Tabor, R. G., Carter, D. M., Kovar, M., & Ramsing, R. (2008). International service learning. Journal of Dental Hygiene, 82(5), 49.
Taylor, M. J. (2009). Student learning in Guatemala: An untenured faculty perspective on international service learning and public good. Journal of Geography, 108(3), 132-140.
Tonkin, H., & Quiroga, D. (2004). A qualitative approach to the assessment of international service-learning. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 10, 131-149.
Urraca, B., Ledoux, M., & Harris III, J. T. (2009). Beyond the comfort zone: Lessons of intercultural service Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 82(6), 281-289.
Walsh, L. V. (2003). International service learning in midwifery and nursing education. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 48(6), 449-454.
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Dixon, B. (2015). International Service Learning: Analytical Review of Published Research Literature. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 25(1), 107–131. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v25i1.348
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