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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Going Global: Re-Framing Service-Learning in an Interconnected World
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Garcia, Nuria Alonso; Longo, Nicholas V. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2013
This essay argues for the importance of re-framing international service-learning as global service-learning. This includes recognizing the entire "ecology of education," the interconnected web of relationships in which learning can occur at home and abroad. It draws upon the experiences of developing a new program in global studies at Providence…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Service Learning, Perspective Taking, Global Approach
Acting Locally in a Flat World: Global Citizenship and the Democratic Practice of Service-Learning
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Battistoni, Richard M.; Longo, Nicholas V.; Jayanandhan, Stephanie Raill – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2009
This article suggests ways to frame the democratic practice of service-learning in the context of a global society, and reports on emerging efforts at three universities to act globally through local community engagement. The article concludes with practical lessons for promoting global citizenship through service-learning in higher education.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Student Participation, Service Learning