Can students help alleviate poverty? If so, what is the best way to structure their engagement?
One of TDC’s founding motivations is to create favorable conditions for students to directly engage themselves in the process of economic development. However, engaging students in economic development is accompanied by a number of questions. How effective, responsible and sustainable are student-led or focused initiatives? What steps can instructors take to properly prepare students for this kind of engagement? The resources below explore these issues.
Anderson, Paul and Sarah Konrath “Why Should We Care? What to do About Declining Student Empathy” Chronicle of Higher Education (July 31, 2011)
Crabtree, Robbin “Theoretical Foundation for International Service-Learning” Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning (fall 2008)
Hartman, Eric “Voluntourism is the Best Option” (2011)
Mitchell, Tania “Traditional versus Critical Service-Learning” Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning (spring 2008)
