Implementation of Service-Learning as a Strategy to Foster Intercultural Coexistence in the Local Community: A Case Study

Service-learning (SL) is a participatory teaching–learning methodology through which students learn certain content while also meeting number of real social needs in their environment. The implementation SL different areas and educational stages has been extensively described. However, its potential as community intercultural development strategy at the local level not widely studied. Through documentary analysis, present work sought to understand characteristics socio-educational interventions, which, based on service-learning methodology, aim improving coexistence communities with high degree cultural diversity. A total 18 projects were included programme implemented municipality Elche (Spain) between 2010 2016. They all focused or promotion among objectives. study design was quantitative, descriptive explanatory, univariate bivariate analysis using IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences 26. results showed that can contribute improvement coexistence. Moreover, basic, pedagogical organisational components are enhanced when integrated into broader processes.