Service-learning in Mongolia.

Abstract

Through a case study of an international service-learning program in Mongolia, this article argues that service-learning pedagogy can and should be incorporated into courses with international and comparative foci. It proposes an integrated pedagogy that combines academic focus on Inner Asian history and Tibetan Buddhism with student volunteerism in a cross-cultural setting.

Introduction

A unique community-based approach that emphasizes teaching and learning from both a theoretical and practical perspective, service-learning allows students to learn by providing direct services in a community and by combining knowledge with experience ...