International Perspectives
This track seeks proposals on conceptual and comparative case studies that examine service learning and civic engagement on a global scale.
 Open Submissions |
Peer Reviewed |
Student Retention, Access and Success
The focus of this track is how do service learning and community engagement contribute to student retention, access and success in secondary and post-secondary settings.
| Open Submissions |
Peer Reviewed |
Instructional and Mobile Technologies, Social Media
21st century learning strategies and orientations to social life are being transformed through a wave of digital and mobile technologies (e.g., online courses, podcasts, Facebook, Twitter, ePortfolios, e-volunteering, cell phones, iPods, etc.). Many of these tools lend themselves to the civic agenda, yet limited focused attention has been directed toward examining the potential benefits and expanded opportunities these tools may hold for service learning and civic engagement.
| Open Submissions |
Peer Reviewed |
Community Development, Sustainability, and Assessment of Partnerships
With the rapid growth of service-learning in K-12 and higher education and the increasing emphasis on community engagement, what opportunities have been developed to sustain mutually beneficial partnerships between community agencies and educational institutions? How does research support these initiatives?
| Open Submissions |
Peer Reviewed |
Theoretical or Conceptual Frameworks
What models of learning, partnership development, interpersonal relations, and systems functioning will support new research initiatives in service-learning and community engagement? What methodological innovations will increase the sophistication of our research questions, data collection, and analyses and thereby increase the validity of research findings?
| Open Submissions |
Peer Reviewed |
Disciplinary, Interdisciplinary, Boundary-Crossing Research
How does research assist in crossing boundaries, whether between campus and community partners, within and between disciplines, or between cultural contexts? Proposals in this track might include (but are not limited to) panels consisting of presentations from different disciplinary perspectives, around a theme such as campus-community partnerships, social development, or community development.
| Open Submissions |
Peer Reviewed |
Faculty Roles and Rewards
The focus of this track is faculty roles and reward in K-12 and higher education settings.
| Open Submissions |
Peer Reviewed |
Civic Outcomes for Students
This track is for research on how do service-learning and other community engagement experiences affect student civic learning outcomes. Civic outcomes for faculty members, institutions, communities, and society can also be included in this track.
| Open Submissions |
Peer Reviewed |
General Papers
This track is for presentations that do not easily fit into one of the other designated tracks.
| Open Submissions |
Peer Reviewed |
Questions? Contact the IARSLCE Program Review Committee at proposal@iupui.edu .