Creating a Framework for Global Citizenship and International Service-Learning Studies : An Experiential Education Approach

Over the past decade, international service-learning has become increasingly popular among students with the aim of enhancing their own intercultural awareness and sense of global citizenship.This paper elucidates the efforts being made at a Japanese university to develop a collaborative framework that focuses on global citizenship and international service-learning studies.Following a brief introduction of the current research project and background, it then discusses the current trends in Japan and overseas regarding the blend of service-learning and international education, which ultimately became the impetus for the current research project framework.This paper concludes with a focus on the planned development and implementation of the research project over a three-year period (2020-2022).