服务－学习(SERVICE-LEARNING)为一种将「服务」与「学习」相互结合的一门课程，以事先规划的社会服务活动与结构化设计的反思过程，让学生运用课堂所学贡献社区；同时可透过服务的过程中得到启发及省思，学习课堂中学不到的知识与经验，服务与学习二者在课程中具有某种程度的平衡关系，它是一种「从做中学」(Learning by doing)的学习经历，强调服务与学习目标同等重要，对所有服务与被服务的人都能加强其完成目标，以达「互惠」之功效。

Service-learning is an educational approach that balances formal instruction and direction with the opportunity to serve in the community in order to provide a pragmatic, progressive learning experience.

Service-learning offers students immediate opportunities to apply classroom learning to support or enhance the work of local agencies that often exist to effect positive change in the community. The National Youth Leadership Council defines service learning as "a philosophy, pedagogy, and model for community development that is used as an instructional strategy to meet learning goals and/or content standards."