The Preparation of Peace Corps Volunteers for Overseas Service
Challenge and Response
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9770592 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald R Shea (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1966 |
| Volume | 365 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-45 |
| Publication date | 1966-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000271626636500105 |
| OpenAlex | W2161576181 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
In order to be selected to serve abroad, Peace Corps Volunteers have first to complete successfully an inten sive training program designed to develop attitudes, knowledge, and skills necessary for effective overseas service. The great majority of these training programs have been conducted by colleges and universities. It has been a great challenge both to the Peace Corps and to higher education to work together to develop training programs which would prepare the Volunteers for their work in a vastly different culture. Although, initially, universities encountered great difficulties in administering suc cessful training programs, the experience gained has resulted in considerable improvement in the techniques of instruction and content of the training programs. Peace Corps Volunteers are now the best prepared group of Americans going overseas. Lessons learned in developing effective educational programs for Volunteers have had a beneficial impact on the regular in structional programs of many universities. Both higher educa tion and the Peace Corps have benefited from their educational partnership, which is likely to become even more mutually pro ductive in the future
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
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