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Welcome to the fifth volume of the International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and
Community Engagement (IJRSLCE), the annual, online, peer-reviewed publication of the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE). IARSLCE is the premier network for scholars studying teaching, learning, and research in community engagement and civic and public life. The purpose of the journal is to make available to educational practitioners, researchers, and policymakers current, high-quality research and theory on service-learning and campus-community engagement.

Welcome to the fifth volume of the International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and
Community Engagement (IJRSLCE), the annual, online, peer-reviewed publication of the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE). IARSLCE is the premier network for scholars studying teaching, learning, and research in community engagement and civic and public life. The purpose of the journal is to make available to educational practitioners, researchers, and policymakers current, high-quality research and theory on service-learning and campus-community engagement.

Introduction
Welcome to the Volume
Lane PerryDan Richard
The 2017 volume of IJRSLCE comprises an array of submissions offering insight into previously under-examined issues, outcomes, impacts, and/or approaches that help to inform current and future research and practice.
Advances in Theory and Methodology
From Community Engagement to Community Emergence: The Holistic Program Design Approach
Brad OlsonMark Brennan
University-community engagement has the potential to positively transform higher education, but community-engaged institutions must overcome challenges related to defining, planning, and assessing engagement activities.
The Institutionalization of Service-Learning at Spanish Universities
Raquel Heras-ColàsMariona Masgrau-JuanolaPere Soler-Masó
Since the Bologna Process, Spanish universities have faced challenges associated with introducing learner-centered pedagogies and fostering students’ social responsibility.
International Service-Learning and Community Engagement Research
Does Location Really Matter? Exploring the Role of Place in Domestic and International Service-Learning Experiences
Elizabeth K. NiehausCrystal E. Garcia
Although increasingly popular, international/global service-learning programs are not without critique; in fact, the role of crossing national borders in service-learning is highly contested.
International Service-Learning and Community Engagement Research
Updates to the “Common Rule”: Implications for International Service-Learning and Community Engagement Research
Johanna Phelps-Hillen
This article provides an overview of recent changes to 45 C.F.R. § 46, the policy that undergirds human-subjects protections and that is manifested in institutional review board (IRB) research review.