State of Rural Service Learning, (The)

In 2010 the Rural Alliance for Service Learning (RASL), supported by a grant from the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, set out to understand the state of rural service-learning in the United States, and produced this report, supported by case studies and interview research. The authors begin by discussing the rural context, which is important to understanding the challenges and opportunities facing rural service-learning. The authors then look at rural service-learning itself, drawing on the case studies created through this project and other resources. The authors show that rural communities, in general, and rural higher education service-learning, in particular, are in need of greater understanding, and conclude with a set of recommendations for further research and action.