About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The Petra Community Service, Journal of Service-Learning is published twice a year, in June and December by Petra Christian University. The goals of this Journal are to:

  • Widen the community of service-learning educators, civic engagement educators, and engaged scholars
  • Sustain and develop the intellectual vigor of those in these communities
  • Encourage research and pedagogical scholarship in service-learning, campus-community partnership, and engaged/public scholarship
  • Contribute to the academic legitimacy of service-learning, civic engagement, and engaged/public scholarship
  • Increase the number of students and faculty who have a chance to experience the rich benefits that accrue to service-learning and engaged scholarship participants

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.