Evaluating+the+ethical+and+scientific+integrity+of+international+service-learning+research

**Evaluating the ethical and scientific integrity of international service-learning research** Carole Wells, Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, Kutztown University [wells@kutztown.edu] Andrea Chapdelaine, Provost, Albright College [achapdelaine@alb.edu] Ana Ruiz, Professor, Alvernia University [ana.ruiz@alvernia.edu] Judith Warchal, Professor, Alvernia University [judith.warchal@alvernia.edu]



**Keywords:** Ethical standards, conducting research, international

**Track:** Theoretical or conceptual frameworks to advance research

**Format:** Interactive workshop on research methodologies

**Date & time:** Friday 3:20-4:30 **Location:** Salon 7

**Summary:** Increasing international service-learning (ISL) activities necessitate the understanding and implementation of comprehensive research agendas to examine the pedagogical effectiveness of service-learning. According to Plater (2011), “we firmly expect that the development of ISL through good research will lead to an enhanced network of colleges and universities as global citizens, greater productivity and satisfaction among professionals, and the development of cities, both locally and in other countries, as global communities” (p. 23). Using principles upon which research guidelines for ISL should be based, the presenters will review aspirational ethical standards for research on ISL in the following four categories: the researcher’s obligations and responsibilities, protection of research participants, sponsorship, and the publication and dissemination of research findings (Wells, Warchal, Ruiz, & Chapdelaine, 2011). Using these standards, the presenters will then engage the audience in an interactive workshop with several hypothetical ISL case studies.

During this portion of the workshop, the presenters will review methodological and scientific standards related to the design and implementation of research on ISL. For example, does the researcher understand the context within which the research will be conducted (legal/social/political/cultural)? Is the research conducted by a team that includes members of the culture and language group to assure effective communication, trust, and genuine consent? Is the research applicable to the culture? Following the above remarks, the workshop presenters will provide ample time for attendees to review, discuss, and interact with several hypothetical ISL case studies based on the principles and proposed aspirational ethical guidelines.

**References:** Plater, W.M. (2011). In R.G. Bringle, J.S. Hatcher, & S.G. Jones (Eds.), //International service learning. Conceptual frameworks and research// (pp. 29-56). Sterling, VA: Stylus.

Wells, C., Warchal, J., Ruiz,A., & Chapdelaine, A. (2011). In R.G. Bringle, J.A. Hatcher, & S. G. Jones (Eds.), //International service learning. Conceptual frameworks and research// (pp. 319-343). Sterling, VA: Stylus.

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