This volume offers a pioneering analysis, and understanding, of why and under what conditions ISL is an effective pedagogy, and asks the critical questions that all practitioners want to address as they consider their objectives and how they can measure the outcomes of their courses.<BR><BR>Focusing on conducting research on ISL; which includes developing and evaluating hypotheses about ISL outcomes, and measuring its impact on students, faculty, and communities, this book argues that rigorous research is essential to improving the quality of ISL's implementation and delivery, and to providing the evidence that will lead to wider support and adoption by the academy, funders, and partners.<BR><BR>Robert G. Bringle is Director of the IUPUI Center for Service and Learning, and Chancellor's Professor of Psychology and Philanthropic Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.<BR><BR>Julie A. Hatcher is Associate Director of the Center for Service and Learning at IUPUI.<BR><BR>Steven G. Jones is Associate Provost for Civic Engagement and Academic Mission at the University of Scranton.