GLOBAL DIMENSIONS IN SERVICE LEARNING: A COLLABORATIVE GRANT-WRITING PROJECT

From: International Education | Date: April 1, 2008| Author: Cook, Alicia Skinner | Copyright information

Much has been written regarding the need to prepare American college and university students for global citizenship. In 1995, the American Council on Education's International Commission on International Education emphasized the need for colleges and universities to become institutions without boundaries in order to successfully prepare students for the new global environment of the 21s1 century (American Council on Education, 1995). Higher education faces many challenges in making this trans...

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