Service Learning for Strengthening the Contribution of Universities to the Post-war Recovery of Ukraine’s Border Communities
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The aim of the article is to systematize theoretical approaches to the contribution of universities in the post-war recovery of border communities through SL methodology and to build, on this basis, a conceptual framework covering the organizational, personnel-competency, and comparative dimensions of the problem. Three mechanisms of SL's influence on the social capital of communities are identified. The specifics of implementing SL under conditions of constant security risk are analyzed. The role of SL in the digitalization of public services for communities is outlined, and groups of competencies required of specialists for recovery are formed. It is concluded that effective university participation in the post-war recovery of border territories requires a complex of organizational mechanisms, an expanded competency profile for specialists, and a adaptation of international SL experience to the Ukrainian context.
Author: Ivan Olyfirenko
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7225101494