The Rocha Nicaragua Project: Using Research to Build Relationships in International Service Learning.
When class, language, and cultural differences abound between community residents and universities, it is particularly important for service-learning coordinators to take a step back from “helping” and work toward “understanding” through community-based research. Through an in-depth discussion of th...
| Published in: | Humanity & Society Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 170 - 189 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
May2015
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