ABSTRACT
Each year, hundreds of thousands of global North post-secondary students participate in volunteering and study abroad programs, including international service learning (ISL), with the aim of developing their skills and knowledge to engage more fully in local and global civic affairs (Lewin, 2010). Yet, many are calling for substantial increases in the numbers of students who participate in these international programs. The Lincoln Commission has called for one million U.S. students to participate in study abroad by 2016-2017, and the Canadian Bureau for International Education advocates that at least 15% (or 300,000) of Canadian post-secondary students should have a study/service abroad experience (Lincoln Commission, 2005; Statistics Canada, 2014).
