About MJCSL
The Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning or MJCSL is an open-access journal focusing on research, theory, pedagogy, and other matters related to academic service-learning, campus-community partnerships, and engaged/public scholarship in higher education. MJCSL is published by the University of Michigan's Edward Ginsberg Center, with support from Michigan Publishing.
Latest Blog Posts
Reflecting on 30 years of MJCSL's impact on the field
Posted by Neeraja Aravamudan on 2025-02-17
To celebrate 30 years of the Michigan Journal for Community Service Learning being a key voice in the field, we invite “Editorial Reflections” on past publications of the journal. These retrospective reflections will appear alongside this year’s second issue (31.2) and will be featured on our blog. The editorial note should run for no more than 2-3 pages and offer insights including the [...]
Read MoreIntroducing our New Editorial Board Members
Posted by Neeraja Aravamudan on 2024-09-04
As part of the journal’s commitment to expanding our reach, deepening our impact, and diversifying the field, we are pleased to announce several new members cycling onto the MJCSL editorial board. Please give our incoming members a warm welcome! Erica Y. Yamamura, Ph.D. For over 15 years, Dr. Erica Yamamura has served as a professor training educational leaders in P-20 education, specifically [...]
Read More2022 Year-in-Review
Posted by Patricia Jewell on 2023-09-11
We are excited to share highlights and demographics from 2022 (Volume 28, Issues 1 & 2) to further transparency and offer insights into MJCSL’s ongoing endeavors to increase diversity within the field of community engaged scholarship. Top Viewed Articles From Last Year (2022):Critical Service-Learning Supports Social Justice and Civic Engagement Orientations in College Students by Jean [...]
Read MoreMichigan Journal of Community Service Learning Receives IARSCLE'S Publication of the Year Award
Posted by Jeremy Glover on 2023-03-16
In recognition of exemplary contributions through research on service-learning and community engagement, IARSLCE honors those whose research contributes significantly to understanding and advancing community engagement, across all approaches and all educational sectors. The Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, published by the Edward Ginsberg Center, received IARSLCE's 2022 Publication [...]
Read MoreOur Mission
Widen the community of civic engagement educators, engaged scholars, and their community partners in order to expand the number of groups and individuals who experience the benefits that accrue through engaged scholarship.
Encourage research, theory, pedagogy in civic engagement, campus-community partnerships, curriculum-based and co-corricular service-learning and engaged/public scholarship.
Contribute to the growth of civic engagement and engaged/public scholarship in order to develop a civic tempter that inspires collective action to expand access and opportunity to political, economic and social power.
Honor and develop the intellectual vigor of students, staff, faculty and community partners.
Encourage interdisciplinary approaches to complex social issues.
Promote scholarly innovation that reflects and advances diversity, equity and inclusion.
Volume 30 • Issue 2 • 2024
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Manuscripts
Human-Centered Community Engagement in Online Education: Developing a Critical Online Service-Learning Pedagogy
Tyler Derreth
2024-11-22 Volume 30 • Issue 2 • 2024
The Community Engagement and Partnership Inventory (CEPI): An aspirational open-source instrument to assess community-based global learning programs
Mathew Hayden Gendle and Amanda S Tapler
2024-11-22 Volume 30 • Issue 2 • 2024