Creating Global Citizens? The Impact of Learning/Volunteer Abroad Programs


Project Summary:

Project Description:

This project is looking at: (1) whether 3-6 month placements really do make young Canadians into "global citizens" and, (2) what impact these short stays have on the organizations and communities that host Canadians and other Northerners. South Africa, Malawi, Peru, Guatemala, Jamaica and Thailand are the countries in the international part of the study.

Project Type:
Funded

Project Role:
Co-Principal Investigator

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Year
Start Date:
2007
End Date:
2011

Funder:
IRDC

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Collaborator:
Rebecca Tiessen

Collaborator Institution:
Dalhousie University

Collaborator Role:
Co-Investigator

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(e.g type 1000 for 1,000)
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IRDC
242600
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