This book showcases compelling case study examples of successful universitycommunity service-learning projects in socially and economically developing regions in India and South Asia, South East Asia and Central and Latin America. Through creative and collaborative initiatives, the cases demonstrate the powerful role of service-learning in bridging higher education with real-world community needs. The examples presented offer valuable insights and inspiration for educators, administrators, and community leaders worldwide. They emphasize how service-learning can foster both social impact and academic excellence by aligning student learning with local priorities. Each chapter explores how Higher Education Institutions can drive meaningful change by aligning service-learning with community needs and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), fostering inclusive, quality education and social impact. The book serves as a practical guide for integrating community engagement into teaching and learning, helping institutions reimagine their role in shaping a more inclusive and socially responsible future.
Ch 1: Introduction.- Ch 2: Service-Learning: The University's Mission in
Action.- Ch 3: Bridging Academia and Communities through Service Learning
Praxis at Christ University.- Ch 4: Mushroom Cultivation Practice: Empowering
Women and Unemployed Youth while Introducing Science Students to Service
Learning.- Ch 5: Swabalamban: A Skill Development Program for Youth to
Increase Employment.- Ch 6: An interventional approach to reducing use
Tobacco Use Among Students of An Indian University.- Ch 7: Teaching
Sustainable Menstruation Hygiene Practices: Addressing Challenges to Health
and Gender Well-Being through Service Learning in Assam, India.- Ch 8:
Promoting Activity Based Self-Learning Techniques Among Primary School
Teachers, Students and Children in Assam.- Ch 9: International
Service-Learning in Psychology: Sustaining Service-Learning Partnerships
between Nepal and the United States.- Ch 10: Promoting Mental Health and
Resilience in School Children in Assam.- Ch 11: Training Teachers and
Community Health Workers to Identify Children with Learning Disabilities.- Ch
12: Model of a Short-Term Study Abroad in Health Sciences.- Ch 13: A Student
View of an International, Interdisciplinary, and Intercollegiate Service
Learning Experience.- Ch 14: Implementing a Service-Learning Participatory
Action Research Project in Public High Schools in Manila: Developing Doctoral
Student Competencies.- Ch 15: Empowering Communities Through Service
Learning: Revitalizing Tai Languages and Preserving Cultural Identities in
Northeast India.- Ch 16: Conclusion: Service Learning and Preparing Students
for the Challenges of a Global World.
Mary Elizabeth Rauktis is Research Associate Faculty in the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. Riju Sharma is Director and Associate Professor at Assam Don Bosco University, India.
