Secondary-School Students' International Voluntourism Experiences: Effects on Worldviews, Behaviours, and Aspirations
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| Title: | Secondary-School Students' International Voluntourism Experiences: Effects on Worldviews, Behaviours, and Aspirations |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Woloshyn, Vera E., Grierson, Arlene L. |
| Source: | Journal of the International Society for Teacher Education. 59 2015 19(1):48-48. |
| Availability: | International Society for Teacher Education. Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, Niels Juelsgade 84, 8210 Aarhus N. Denmark; e-mail: isftecontact@gmail.com; Web site: http://isfte.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Secondary School Students, Volunteers, Student Experience, Case Studies, Females, World Views, Student Behavior, Academic Aspiration, Social Justice, Semi Structured Interviews, Student Leadership, Student Participation, Advocacy, International Educational Exchange, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research |
| Geographic Terms: | Canada |
| ISSN: | 1029-5968 |
| Abstract: | In this case study, we document the experiences and perspectives of six young women who participated in two or more voluntourism projects while in secondary school. Participants completed individual interviews where they discussed the impact of their voluntourism experiences on their worldviews, behaviours, and aspirations. Voluntourism appeared to foster participants' long-term commitment to social justice and equity issues at global and local levels, with some participants expressing affiliated career ambitions. While participants reported enjoying being part of a community of like-minded individuals, they also discussed tensions, transitional difficulties and frustrations associated with their voluntourism experiences. To this end, we conclude by providing recommendations to prepare teachers for supporting youth's deconstruction, reflection, and meaning-making processes. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 28 |
| Entry Date: | 2018 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1177073 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In this case study, we document the experiences and perspectives of six young women who participated in two or more voluntourism projects while in secondary school. Participants completed individual interviews where they discussed the impact of their voluntourism experiences on their worldviews, behaviours, and aspirations. Voluntourism appeared to foster participants' long-term commitment to social justice and equity issues at global and local levels, with some participants expressing affiliated career ambitions. While participants reported enjoying being part of a community of like-minded individuals, they also discussed tensions, transitional difficulties and frustrations associated with their voluntourism experiences. To this end, we conclude by providing recommendations to prepare teachers for supporting youth's deconstruction, reflection, and meaning-making processes. |
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| ISSN: | 1029-5968 |
