Service Abroad: Developing Human Connections and Global Citizenship
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| Title: | Service Abroad: Developing Human Connections and Global Citizenship |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Anna K. Zak |
| Source: | Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education. 2026 18(2):32-61. |
| Availability: | Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education. 3107 B Hampton Highway, Yorktown, VA 23693. e-mail: oic213@lehigh.edu; Web site: https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/jcihe/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 30 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Service Learning, Study Abroad, Global Approach, Citizenship Education, College Students, Empathy, Grounded Theory, Social Justice, Interpersonal Relationship, Student Development, Cultural Awareness |
| ISSN: | 2151-0393 2151-0407 |
| Abstract: | This grounded theory investigation theorizes how service abroad programs can promote global citizenship development among university students. The analysis of interviews, annotated artifacts, and class assignments delineates the theory that participation in service abroad provides opportunities to form connections to the host community and empathize with people who are different, thereby promoting personal paradigm shifts from caring about the self to caring about the collective. Service offers an entry point into a host community that enables students to embrace a wider global perspective, form a better understanding of social justice, experience profound personal growth, as well as develop human connections with the global community. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1506667 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This grounded theory investigation theorizes how service abroad programs can promote global citizenship development among university students. The analysis of interviews, annotated artifacts, and class assignments delineates the theory that participation in service abroad provides opportunities to form connections to the host community and empathize with people who are different, thereby promoting personal paradigm shifts from caring about the self to caring about the collective. Service offers an entry point into a host community that enables students to embrace a wider global perspective, form a better understanding of social justice, experience profound personal growth, as well as develop human connections with the global community. |
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| ISSN: | 2151-0393 2151-0407 |
