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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Returned Peace Corps Volunteers"”.
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Confronting the "Ugly American" Stereotype: A Study of the Acculturation of Peace Corps Volunteers
… processes of assimilation and acculturation of Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) abroad and their potential confrontations with the "Ugly American" stereotype. PCVs consciously and unconsciously decide how to fit in overseas based on their identity and personal methods self presentation. If met with …
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Intercultural factors in the Peace Corps' role as a change agent in the empowerment of rural Guatemalan women
… research study was to analyze the success of the Peace Corps' Municipal Development Program in its role as a change agent in the empowerment of rural Guatemalan women, and includes an exploration into the intercultural factors that may have affected the outcomes. I used my Peace Corps site of …