This essay explores the potential value of short-term study abroad experiences within the unique framework of a new global service-learning program at Providence College which connects international with local engagement as a way to "do more with less." The authors first introduce a typology for global service-learning, illustrating how…

Never before have more children lived away from their home countries. Given the unique social, emotional, and academic needs of children who have migrated, school psychologists must be well prepared to meet these growing demands. Consequently, school psychology training programs must invest in the preparation of culturally competent future school…

Relates the goals, nature, and extent of programs related to multicultural education in the United States, Mexico, Great Britain, France, and Puerto Rico. Most of the programs were developed in response to the ethnic movements of the 1960s and are dominated by a strong assimilationist ideology. (Author/AV)