Exploring the Literature and Rationale for Global E-Cultural Learning

Abstract

This chapter is the work of scholars across five countries and three continents. This chapter will provide an extensive review of the relevant scholarly literature that grounds the early partnership work of these researchers. The literature will be used to identify gaps and to provide recommendations for future research, policy, and practice toward the advancement of digital engagement across geographical and cultural divides. The authors will draw from related subjects as needed and will delineate the gaps in the literature. The chapter will be of interest to scholars and practitioners in the fields of service-learning, virtual partnerships, and community engagement and others interested in the utilization of technology to build bridges across cultural and geographical divides in higher education and in communities.