Passport to Cultural Enrichment: The Peace Corps World Wise Schools Experience

Autor/in	Carano, Kenneth T.
Titel	Passport to Cultural Enrichment: The Peace Corps World Wise Schools Experience
Quelle	In: Social Studies, 100 (2009) 4, S.187-192 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7996
Schlagwörter	Cultural Awareness; Letters (Correspondence); Volunteers; Public Agencies; Social Studies; Partnerships in Education; International Programs; Grade 6; High Schools + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Brief; Freiwilliger; Öffentliche Einrichtung; Gemeinschaftskunde; Hochschulpartnerschaft; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; High school; Oberschule
Abstract	In recent studies, youths in the United States have demonstrated a remarkable lack of cultural literacy. As the world is becoming increasingly interconnected, it is imperative that students enhance their understanding of other cultures. A classroom correspondence match with a Peace Corps volunteer through the Coverdell Peace Corps World Wise Schools program can help students make this improvement by traveling the globe and raising their cross-cultural awareness--without leaving the classroom. In this article, a returned Peace Corps volunteer and current classroom instructor presents classroom strategies he has used from the Coverdell Peace Corps World Wise Schools program. Using Robert Hanvey's (1976) four levels of cross-cultural awareness, the author demonstrates how this unique program can dramatically improve students' cross-cultural awareness. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10