The International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) is an international non-profit organization devoted to promoting discussions to advance the quality and quantity of research on service-learning and community engagement.

Following a series of annual international conferences focused on service-learning research, IARSLCE was launched in 2005, with the aim of expanding the development and dissemination of research on service-learning and community engagement internationally and across all levels of the education system.
Its objectives are to advance the fields of service-learning and community engagement research across the educational spectrum.

• to promote the exchange of ideas, experiences, data and research among its members
• to disseminate knowledge and research on service-learning and community engagement
• to encourage continually improving the quality and rigor of research in these fields
• to provide a forum for the presentation of research findings, ideas, methods and opinions across educational systems
• to facilitate the exchange of information and creation of collaborations among scholars and practitioners around the world
• to support and facilitate the development of new scholars entering the fields of research on service-learning and community engagement
• to create venues for ongoing learning and communication among the members
• to establish communication strategies that facilitate the dissemination of research beyond the members to other communities of scholars and practitioners.to initiate other activities and programs that support the interests of members and advance the fields of service-learning and community engagement.