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There And Almost Back Again, Holley Adcock
There And Almost Back Again, Holley Adcock
Occasional Paper Series
Adcock reflects on and asses her thirty years of experience living and teaching overseas in places all over the globe. This essay focuses on the changes to both individual and national identity that take place when immersing oneself in other cultures.
What We Bring With Us And What We Leave Behind: Six Months In Post-Apartheid South Africa, Virginia Casper, Donna Futterman, Evan Casper-Futterman
What We Bring With Us And What We Leave Behind: Six Months In Post-Apartheid South Africa, Virginia Casper, Donna Futterman, Evan Casper-Futterman
Occasional Paper Series
The authors, a family, reflect on their experiences living, volunteering, and going to school in South Africa for six months. They sought to live in a society in which white people were not the majority and to experience the transformation of the new South Africa, not as tourists, but as participants.
Making The Most Of The Volunteer Experience For Both The Volunteer And The Community Based Organization : What Can Be Learned From A Review Of The Literature And Research, Rachel Skoff
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This literature review discusses the research and the implications of it in the areas of: volunteer motivation; screening, training and supporting volunteers; volunteer empowerment; age, gender and disability as they relate to the volunteer experience; particular issues that schools must consider when using volunteers; legal issues which impact agencies; and best practices that have been developed for volunteer programs.