International service learning: engaging host communities

International service learning: engaging host communities-introduction / Marianne A. Larsen -- Epistemological, methodological, and theoretical challenges of carrying out ISL research involving host communities: a conversation / Allyson Larkin, Marianne A. Larsen, Katie MacDonald, and Harry Smaller -- Saying it doesn't make it so: do we listen and act when the host community tells us what they want? / Nora Pillard Reynolds and Junior Cezar Gasparini -- Solidarity or neo-colonialism? The challenges of understanding the impact of ISL on Nicaraguan host communities / Michael O'Sullivan and Harry Smaller -- The economic circle: impacts of volunteerism and service learning on three rural communities in Costa Rica / Cynthia Toms Smedley -- Southern perspectives on ISL volunteers: reframing the neo-colonial encounter / Barbara Heron -- International service learning in a Tanzanian host community: post-colonial insights / Marianne A. Larsen -- In the right relationship: a case study of international service learning in eastern Africa / Jessica Arends -- Orient(aliz)ation: a case study of North American international education programs at the University of Ghana / Shelane Jorgenson -- Struggles for mutuality: conceptualizing hosts as participants in international service learning in Ghana / Katie MacDonald and Jessica Vorstermans -- Reflections from a Nicaraguan career ISL program coordinator: challenges and guidelines for moving foreward / Joselin Hernández -- Many meanings: moving reciprocity towards interdependence / Samantha Dear and Ryan Howard -- Resipwosite as a guiding framework for rethinking mutual exchange in global service learning partnerships: findings from a case study of the Haiti compact / Jessica Murphy -- A cross-cultural conversation about international service learning in Ghana / Godwin Agudey and Hannah Deloughery -- The potential of ISL: re-examining ethical engagement amongst ISL partners / Tamara Baldwin, Salim Mohamed, and Juliet Tembe -- Fair trade learning: a framework for ethical global partnerships / Eric Hartman -- Mi casa es tu casa: a framework for reciprocal public Beneot / Gonzalo Duarte -- I am because we are: rethinking service learning and the possibility of learning from Ubuntu / Allyson Larkin -- Conclusion: ISL and host communities-relationships and responsibility / Jennifer Kozak and Marianne A. Larsen.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Part I: Overview -- Chapter 1: International Service Learning: Engaging Host Communities-Introduction -- Chapter 2: Epistemological, Methodological, and Theoretical Challenges of Carrying Out ISL Research Involving Host Communities: A Conversation -- Part II: Case Studies: Impact of ISL on Host Communities -- Chapter 3: Saying It Doesn't Make It So: Do We Listen and Act When the Host Community Tells Us What They Want? -- Chapter 4: Solidarity or Neo-Colonialism? The Challenges of Understanding the Impact of ISL on Nicaraguan Host Communities -- Chapter 5: The Economic Circle: Impacts of Volunteerism and Service Learning on Three Rural Communities in Costa Rica -- Chapter 6: Southern Perspectives on ISL Volunteers: Reframing the Neo-Colonial Encounter -- Chapter 7: International Service Learning in a Tanzanian Host Community: Post-Colonial Insights -- Chapter 8: In the Right Relationship: A Case Study of International Service Learning in Eastern Africa -- Chapter 9: Orient(aliz)ation: A Case Study of North American International Education Programs at the University of Ghana -- Chapter 10: Struggles for Mutuality: Conceptualizing Hosts as Participants in International Service Learning in Ghana -- Part III: Rethinking and Re-Imagining ISL and Host Community Relations -- Chapter 11: Reflections From a Nicaraguan Career ISL Program Coordinator: Challenges and Guidelines for Moving Forward -- Chapter 12: Many Meanings: Moving Reciprocity Towards Interdependence -- Chapter 13: Resipwosite as a Guiding Framework for Rethinking Mutual Exchange in Global Service Learning Partnerships: Findings From a Case Study of the Haiti Compact -- Chapter 14: A Cross-Cultural Conversation About International Service Learning in Ghana.