Service-Learning with Tibetan Refugees in India: A Small University's Experience

Autor/inn/en	Brown, Betty G.; Chaudhari, Lisa Shanti; Curtis, Eric K.; Schulz, Leslie
Titel	Service-Learning with Tibetan Refugees in India: A Small University's Experience
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 22 (2018) 1, S.7-34 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-6102
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Asians; Refugees; Service Learning; Small Colleges; Undergraduate Students; Interdisciplinary Approach; Rural Areas; Buddhism; Needs Assessment; Quality of Life; Community Needs; School Community Programs; Land Settlement; Program Descriptions; Program Development; Community Involvement; Community Planning; Outcomes of Education; India; Arizona + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Flüchtling; Service-Learning; College; Colleges; Oberschule; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Buddhismus; Bedarfsermittlung; Lebensqualität; Siedlungsraum; Programmplanung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Indien
Abstract	In response to requests for assistance from a Tibetan refugee community in Mainpat, India, Northern Arizona University developed a unique service-learning experience, the Mainpat Project, to provide health and other services. The project continued for 4 years despite the limited infrastructure and resources of a small public university and the complexities of working with a host community in a remote area. The Mainpat Project brought together community leaders and multidisciplinary teams of students, faculty, and staff. Based on various types of assessments, observations, and direction from the community, activities focused on needs identified by the Tibetan refugees and interventions to enhance their quality of life. This reflective essay presents results of an exploratory study of community needs, community-university interactions, interventions built on new understandings, challenges, intended and unintended outcomes, and lessons learned from this experience. Proposed strategies for future work in Mainpat build upon existing models of global service-learning. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01