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This book will make a valuable and significant contribution to the fields of writing studies and writing program administration, especially to those who focus their attention on the issues of community literacy, service learning, civic engagement, and transnational writing program administration. . . . an important addition to the growing number of books focused on one of the most important, and ever more timely, constellations of issues faced by higher education today. --David Martins, Rochester Institute of Technology This collection makes a strong case for attention to the transnational nature of all school-sponsored civic engagement, whether global or local. It also provides many compelling examples of thoughtful and critical engagements on the parts of students, teachers, administrators, and community partners. --Brice Nordquist, Syracuse University

"""This book will make a valuable and significant contribution to the fields of writing studies and writing program administration, especially to those who focus their attention on the issues of community literacy, service learning, civic engagement, and transnational writing program administration. . . . an important addition to the growing number of books focused on one of the most important, and ever more timely, constellations of issues faced by higher education today."" --David Martins, Rochester Institute of Technology ""This collection makes a strong case for attention to the transnational nature of all school-sponsored civic engagement, whether global or local. It also provides many compelling examples of thoughtful and critical engagements on the parts of students, teachers, administrators, and community partners."" --Brice Nordquist, Syracuse University"

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Jim Bowman is associate professor of rhetoric and writing at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York. He has led federally funded cultural tours in Turkey and Cyprus and received awards for his work in civic engagement, student life, and advising. Jennifer deWinter is director of the Japan Project Center, where she brings together US university students with community groups in Kyoto,Japan,to work on projects around sustainability, urban resilience, and cultural preservation. She directs the Interactive Media and Game Development program and is an associate in research at Harvard University’s Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies. She is the series coeditor of the Influential Game Designer series and has written extensively on Japanese media culture in circulation, technical communication and video games, and game studies.

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