Service-learning in university for community improvement: Case analysis of the U.S. universities

The purpose of this paper is to consider how to promote "servicelearning" for community improvement in Japan with through the case analysis of the U.S. universities. So this study investigated 25 universities. The conclusions are; 1) In the U.S., various universities have the programs of service-learning for community improvement. Community outreach organizations in university have partnerships with communities, which have the programs of service-learning on their partnerships. 2) To promote "service-learning" for community improvement in Japan, Japanese universities might have partnerships with communities, so can have the programs of service-learning for community improvement based on these partnerships.