Learning from Others: Service-Learning in Costa Rica and Indonesia

Creator

David D. Williams
William D. Eiserman

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Publisher

Arizona State University, University of South Florida

Publication Date

January 1997

Abstract

Calls are increasingly sounded for universities to better address their communities' and students' needs through service, as well as research and teaching. This article invites policy makers to re-examine university service, research, and teaching responsibilities by reflecting on roles service-learning plays in universities in Indonesia and Costa Rica. We conclude that service-learning plays a critical role and a key to expanding service-learning for students and understanding the utility of such a policy change is increased faculty involvement. Until more faculty explore the "why" and "how" of service-learning, research and teaching will dominate the university agenda.

Keywords

Service learning

Extent

29

Geographic Location

Costa Rica; Indonesia

Volume

5

Issue

4

Language

English

Media Type

Journals (Periodicals)

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

E11-00073

Creative Commons

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Williams, David D. and Eiserman, William D., "Learning from Others: Service-Learning in Costa Rica and Indonesia" (1997). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 14.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/14