Exploring Cross-Cultural Overseas... in Madurai, India

Increasingly, colleges and universities across the Asia Pacific region are engaging in overseas Service-Learning experience for enhanced cultural appreciation, social sensitization and critical thinking skills. This study explores the cross-cultural engagement of the service-learning participants with the community along with the domestic students (support team). The findings suggest effective growth results in the participants, domestic students and the community. Results also indicate that programmatic elements may be as strong of a predictor of student outcomes as for the community.

Keywords: APRCSL, India, Cross-Cultural, Social Responsibility, Critical Thinking, International Service-Learning, Community Engagement

Tags:Community BuildingDiversity and Inclusion