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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"International volunteer."”.
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“It's not voluntourism”: unpacking young people's narrative claims to authenticity and differentiation in the international volunteer experience
… participate in, and reflect upon a short-term international volunteer excursion in Kenya. Through a thematic analysis of verbal and visual text (semi-structured interviews, field notes and photographic content posted to Facebook), I seek to understand the narrative claims young people come to …
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"Understanding the costs and benefits of short term international volunteerism" : exploring the benefits and potential harms with regard to short-term international volunteer service in Cape Town
An increasing interest in international volunteer service (IVS) has resulted in a large number of companies offering volunteers from developed countries the opportunity to work with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and service organisations in developing countries. Amidst a growing body of …
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Peace Corps culture and the language of violence: A Feminist discursive analysis
<p>Peace Corps is an international volunteer service organization and an agency of the United States Federal Government. Like all American governmental institutions, Peace Corps has an institutional culture with a heteropatriarchal, settler colonial legacy. In recent years, this has manifested in …
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Developing Teacher Educators In Uganda Using a Mentoring Approach: a case study
… college (PTC) in Eastern Uganda and fifteen international volunteer educators (mentors) based in separate PTCs across Uganda (recruited by an NGO, VSO). The study found that mentoring is interpreted in a range of ways within the mentoring programme. These interpretations affected both sides …
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Perspectives of occupational therapists on the implementation of client-centred practice in Tanzania
… the Tanzanian occupational therapy curriculum by international volunteer educators. Currently, the occupational therapy curriculum at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCo) in Moshi, Tanzania covers CCP using assessment tools and models developed by the Canadian Association …
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An ethnography of older adult second language learners' expectations for success
A recent phenomenon widely noted among international volunteer agencies and church mission boards is an increase in the number of older adults offering service in foreign countries. To be effective, these people often need to learn a new language. However, much evidence has shown that older adults …
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Servants or saviors? : exploring the impact of international volunteerism on host communities and volunteers.
International volunteer service (IVS) has rapidly expanded in the last decade among its volunteer participants and sponsoring agencies. Scholars have diverse opinions on the efficacy and ethics of IVS. Proponents suggest that IVS brings a humanity to development that might otherwise be focused on …