Teaching Diversity Through International Service ‐ Learning
Review o view of the Lit the Literatur rature • Teachable Moments achable Moments – occur when student witness injustice & witness injustice & inequality inequality (Grusky, 2000). • Fosters pr problem-solving and critical thinking oblem-solving and critical thinking on the part of the students (Kraft, 2002). • Usually includes cultural compet cultural competency ency. International experiences pr promot omote e glob global citizenship and pr al citizenship and professional development essional development in an increasingly interconnected world (Sternberger, Ford & Hale, 2005). • Students transform transform int intellectually llectually, morally morally, culturally , culturally, per , personally sonally, , spiritually spiritually, and , and politically politically (Kiely, 2004, 2005).
Service ‐ Learning A method of teaching and learning that meets a community need through meaningful service and focused reflection.
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Data Collection Data Collection 1. A written pr pre- e- and post and post-trip sur -trip survey ey that elicited student demographic information, v student demographic information, volunt lunteer hist eer histor ory, and attitudes attitudes about global citizenship 2. Students’ reflective writing flective writing, including blog entries and blog entries and final p final papers pers 3. 3. Field not Field notes that we completed during weekly pre-trip sessions and the trip itself
2011 N=15 2012 N=7 2013 N=11 Findings (cont.) Findings (cont.) Pre Post Δ Pre Post Δ Pre Post Δ Students who were able to list 5 contemporary social 53% 80% 27% 85% 57% ‐ 28% 100% 100% 0% issues which were important to them. Students who were able to list 2 ways they believe individual and 73% 85% 100% collective actions have an impact on global communities. Students ability t udents ability to list answ list answer ers t s to questions included on questions included on the pr the pre- e- and post and post- assessments o assessments of an int an internationa rnational ser l service learning experience. ice learning experience.
Findings Findings 2011 N=15 2012 N=7 2013 N=11 Pre Post Δ Pre Post Δ Pre Post Δ I am committed to a 60% 67% 7% 57% 86% 29% 82% 80% ‐ 2% life of service I have knowledge of another culture./I have increased my 75% 87% 12% 57% 86% 29% 75% 90% 15% knowledge of another culture. The trip made me 93% 85% 86% more aware of my personal privilege 93% 93% 0% 86% 86% 90% 90% I value service I value education for 93% 100% 7% 86% 100% 14% 91% 90% ‐ 1% every person I believe that all 100% 93% ‐ 7% 86% 100% 14% 100% 100% 0% persons are equal Figure 1. Students that selected “strongly agree” on a 4 ‐ point scale in response to pre ‐ and post ‐ assessments of an international service learning experience.
2011 N=15 2012 N=7 2013 N=11 Pre Post Δ Pre Post Δ Pre Post Δ 60% 67% 7% 57% 86% 29% 82% 80% ‐ 2% I am committed to a life of service I have knowledge of another 75% 87% 12% 57% 86% 29% 75% 90% 15% culture./I have increased my knowledge of another culture. 93% 85% 86% The trip made me more aware of my personal privilege 93% 93% 0% 86% 86% 90% 90% I value service 93% 100% 7% 86% 100% 14% 91% 90% ‐ 1% I value education for every person 100% 93% ‐ 7% 86% 100% 14% 100% 100% 0% I believe that all persons are equal
Matter Meaningfulness Service Abroad Mindfulness Motivation ME
Matter Meaningfulness Service Abroad Mindfulness Motivation ME
Matter Meaningfulness The Places They’ll Go! Mindfulness Motivation ME • Paris • South America • China • Sydney • Brazil
Through travel Matter Meaningfulness students… Mindfulness Motivation ME • Experience their own culture in the context of others • Exposure to diverse backgrounds and situations • Examine and breakdown barriers, prejudices, and biases • Develop their own understanding and critical thinking of history and other cultures and societies
Matter Meaningfulness Why Teach Diversity through International Mindfulness Service ‐ Learning? Motivation ME • Skilled citizen leaders • Global empathetic cultural ambassadors • Imagine an increasingly interconnected and cooperative world with mutual respect and understanding
2011 N=15 2012 N=7 2013 N=11 Pre Post Δ Pre Post Δ Pre Post Δ 60% 67% 7% 57% 86% 29% 82% 80% ‐ 2% I am committed to a life of service I have knowledge of another 75% 87% 12% 57% 86% 29% 75% 90% 15% culture./I have increased my knowledge of another culture. 93% 85% 86% The trip made me more aware of my personal privilege 93% 93% 0% 86% 86% 90% 90% I value service 93% 100% 7% 86% 100% 14% 91% 90% ‐ 1% I value education for every person 100% 93% ‐ 7% 86% 100% 14% 100% 100% 0% I believe that all persons are equal
Students need to process experiences • Create opportunities for students to tell stories
Diversity & Ser Di Service ice Pe Pers rsonal Im Impact ct “I’ve learned to be more open-minded. Don’t judge a book by its cover. Interacting with people in Dominica who didn’t look like me or had different beliefs made me realize that when you have preconceptions it’s harder to get to know others and see them for who they really are.”
Di Diversity & Ser Service ice Pe Pers rsonal Im Impact ct “Visiting the [school] and seeing the children there do so much that people would not and did not expect of them was amazing and really drove home the point that disability is not inability.”
Di Diversity & Ser Service ice Pe Pers rsonal Im Impact ct “I realized after leaving [Dominica] that I had preconceived notions. When I returned I realized I had Western ways of thinking. Even when I thought I was thinking outside the box, I was still confined to it. Being in Dominica really opened that up for me…”
Any questions? Matter Meaningfulness Mindfulness Motivation ME mgarcia1295@alamo.edu
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