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Title: Service Abroad: Developing Human Connections and Global Citizenship
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.
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