The Adoption of Service Learning in Universities Around The World

Umpleby Stuart and Rakicevik Gabriela
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Umpleby Stuart: Social and Organizational Learning, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052
Rakicevik Gabriela: Faculty of Tourism and Organizational Sciences, St. Kliment Ohridski University, Ohrid, Macedonia

South East European Journal of Economics and Business, 2007, vol. 2, issue 2, 69-74

Abstract: In the United States, service learning has proven to be an effective means for both education and for community development. It seems logical to assume that service learning would be similarly effective in other countries. However, universities in other countries operate quite differently from universities in the U. S. Discussions with professors from the former Soviet Union and Southeast Europe produced a list of obstacles to transferring service learning to other countries. This paper suggests some ways of minimizing these obstacles. As service learning is implemented in universities around the world, opportunities for people to learn from the experiences of others will increase.

Keywords: Service Learning; University; Countries; Service Learning; University; Countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.2478/v10033-007-0007-z

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