Engaged Learning and Peace Corps Service in Tanzania: An Autoethnography

Autor/inn/en	Darling, Brianna; Thorp, Laurie; Chung, Kimberly
Titel	Engaged Learning and Peace Corps Service in Tanzania: An Autoethnography
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 18 (2014) 4, S.17-38 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-6102
Schlagwörter	Voluntary Agencies; Volunteers; Volunteer Training; Service Learning; Masters Programs; Foreign Countries; Community Development; Ethnography; Personal Narratives; Reflection; Tanzania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freiwilliger; Freiwilliges Betriebspraktikum; Service-Learning; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Ausland; Community; Development; Entwicklung; Ethnografie; Erlebniserzählung; Tansania
Abstract	The Peace Corps Masters International program offers students the opportunity to combine their Peace Corps service with their master's education. This article demonstrates how classroom learning strengthened the author's Peace Corps service in Tanzania, which in turn strengthened her master's thesis. Peace Corps supports an approach to community development that situates Volunteers closely with people in power, but this makes it difficult for them to gain the participation of the poor and marginalized. How can one strike a balance between effectiveness and cultural appropriateness? As an outsider, how do one's relationships with community members affect project processes and outcomes? This autoethnography investigates the first author's learning experience in undertaking community development in Tanzania's southern highlands. Although the conclusions are specific to the case reported here, the learning process applies to others who are beginning to contemplate how they might enter a community, assess its needs, and do good work. [This article was written with John M. Kerr.] (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01