Selected Topics in Peace Corps Training.

Autor/in	Hubchen, Jonathan
Titel	Selected Topics in Peace Corps Training.
Quelle	(1987), (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Cross Cultural Training; Developing Nations; Employment Experience; Experiential Learning; International Programs; Job Training; Leadership Training; Skill Development; Social Environment; Technical Assistance; Trainees; Trainers; Training Methods; Volunteer Training + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interkulturelle Orientierung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Occupational experience; Job experience; Work experience; Berufserfahrung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Führungslehre; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Soziales Umfeld; Technische Hilfe; Auszubildender; Weibliche Auszubildende; Ausbildungslehrer; Trainer; Didaktik; Trainingsmaßnahme; Freiwilliges Betriebspraktikum
Abstract	Steps to alleviate the problems in achieving successful technical and cross-cultural training for United States Peace Corps volunteers are discussed. Historically, training was conducted at American universities or centers in Puerto Rico, Hawaii, or the Virgin Islands, but by the mid-1970s, in response to criticism that this provided inadequate preparation for the social conditions volunteers would find in their assigned communities, most of the training was being conducted in the host countries. Inadequacy of technical training meant volunteers were generalists, not specialists. However, it was felt that generalists could become experts given the proper training in self-reliance and self-determination with regard to individual service goals. Three current programs designed to provide such training are: (1) David Leonard's trainers' orientation manual (stressing clear definition of goals, resources, and process of training, and describing the training program as an experiential learning experience); (2) James McCaffery's manual (designed to familiarize the student with basic concepts of development); and (3) the Peace Corps' Information and Exchange Division workshops (concerned with agricultural marketing in developing countries, and experiential learning). However, none of these programs describes how to identify local leaders and prepare them to take responsibility for community projects, and a useful guide to this process is Helen Strow's training manual (1974). A greater degree of consistency needs to be ensured amongst trainers, and efforts should be made to match volunteers and assignments. Preservice training programs should be concerned with accumulation of experience rather than specific technical skill. (JMM)
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