Abstract
This study aimed to investigate what the participants who engaged in practice in an international volunteer project (IVP) learned, by using Wenger's theoretical framework of a community of practice. For this purpose, interviews with four international volunteer participants from Japan, South Korea, and Russia were analyzed. Using the grounded theory approach, the following four main categories emerged: “Activities participated in as a volunteer staff member of Kids’Village,” “Second language communication,” Interpretation of culture,” and “Formation of we’ in the IVP team.” The analysis indicated that the narratives of the participants mainly consisted of local volunteer activities. Finally, the diverse quality of participants' learning experience and their dynamic learning transformation over time were also discussed in the study.
