SERVICE-LEARNING AND EDUCATING IN CHALLENGING CONTEXTS. INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES.

Senice-Leaming and Educating in Challenging Contexts explores the potential of senice-leaming identified as a way to integrate community senice with academic study to enrich the on-going professional development of educators, especially in schools that are located in challenging contexts. This collection ofers a further refinement af what typically comes under the remit of senvce-leaming, switching the focus from the Ieaming experience ofthe leamer, to the educator and the deep and enriching professional senice-Jeaming can offer. This approach to senice-leaming promotes collaborative practices amongst professional and in-seice educators, and encourages an integration of theory and practice. The intemational contributors use their own experiences as well as current research to provide a thorough exploration of service leaming from national and intemational perspectives.