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The Influence Of A Short-Stay International Trip On Chaperones’ Attitudes Toward Traveling Students, Co-Chaperones, And The Destination Culture: A Case Study, Frederick N. Mbayu
The Influence Of A Short-Stay International Trip On Chaperones’ Attitudes Toward Traveling Students, Co-Chaperones, And The Destination Culture: A Case Study, Frederick N. Mbayu
Doctor of Education (Ed.D)
Chaperones are adults who accompany, look after, and supervise traveling students. This case study examined the influence of an urban middle school short-stay international trip to France on chaperones’ perceptions and attitudes toward traveling students, co-chaperones, and the destination culture. Five chaperones on spring break trips from 2014 to 2017 provided data during individual ex post facto semi-structured interviews. Trip-related documents and trip vendor participant online accounts were analyzed to corroborate and augment the interview data. Participants developed a positive view of the traveling students after traveling together for ten days. Chaperones increased their understanding of diversity, developed a deeper …
Making Visible The Invisible: Social Justice And Inclusion Through The Collaboration Of Museums And Spanish Community-Based Learning Projects, Karina Elizabeth Vázquez, Martha Wright
Making Visible The Invisible: Social Justice And Inclusion Through The Collaboration Of Museums And Spanish Community-Based Learning Projects, Karina Elizabeth Vázquez, Martha Wright
Latin American, Latino and Iberian Studies Faculty Publications
Concerns about inclusion and social responsibility as conduit for social justice on university campuses offer a platform for interdisciplinary initiatives. Here we focus on one such initiative, which seeks to build community between University of Richmond students and local Latino and Hispanic populations using the University of Richmond Museum collection. Collaborations between museums and Spanish classes, including a community-based learning component (Spanish Community-Based Learning and Museums - SCBLM), provide outreach to the local community and might prompt dialogues about extant social injustices (however overt or subliminal). In these experiential learning projects, the museum serves as a communal resource to embody …
El Aprendizaje Del Inglés Como Lengua Extranjera En Adolescentes Del Instituto Aismer International A Través Del Método Experiencial De Kolb, Karen Lorena Erazon Chezar, Jhonnier Moreno Tique
El Aprendizaje Del Inglés Como Lengua Extranjera En Adolescentes Del Instituto Aismer International A Través Del Método Experiencial De Kolb, Karen Lorena Erazon Chezar, Jhonnier Moreno Tique
Licenciatura en Español y Lenguas Extranjeras
Con la finalidad de resolver problemas cotidianos e inmediatos se buscó la transformación de una realidad social, específicamente, del aprendizaje del inglés como lengua extranjera. Esta investigación presenta los resultados logrados luego de aplicar el método experiencial de Kolb (2015), en las clases de inglés de estudiantes adolescentes del Instituto Asimer International. El objetivo de este trabajo fue favorecer el progreso en el nivel de dominio de lengua inglesa de los estudiantes de este Instituto de lenguas y de manera precisa fortalecer el nivel de desarrollo de su habilidad de comprensión de lectura. Se realizó entonces una implementación pedagógica que …