Crossing cultures--stories of the Peace Corps experience / Paul D. Coverdell, editor.

Contributor(s):

Coverdell, Paul D, 1961- [editor.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: America in the 21st century (New York, N.Y.)Publisher: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2010]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781612093581
1612093582

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Crossing cultures--stories of the Peace Corps experienceDDC classification:

361.6 22

LOC classification:

HC60.5

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Contents:

CROSSING CULTURES -- STORIES OF THE PEACE CORPS EXPERIENCE ; CROSSING CULTURES -- STORIES OF THE PEACE CORPS EXPERIENCE ; CONTENTS ; FOREWORD ; INTRODUCTION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; A Flexible Curriculum Resource ; About the Peace Corp; About the Coverdell World Wise Schools Program ; Authors Narrate Their Letters Online ; Acknowledgments ; WORLD MAP ; COUNTRIES IN WHICH PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS IN THIS BOOK SERVED ; FITTING IN ; A SOUTH AFRICAN STORM ; Autobiographical Note ; My Peace Corps Assignment ; A SOUTH AFRICAN STORM TEACHING SUGGESTIONS ; Overview ; Objectives ; Grades: 9-12.

Procedure Extension Activities ; HEY, DRIVER! ; Autobiographical Note ; My Peace Corps Assignment ; HEY, DRIVER! TEACHING SUGGESTIONS ; Overview ; Objectives; Grades : 6-12 ; Procedure ; ONE STEP AT A TIME ; Autobiographical Note ; My Peace Corps Assignment ; ONE STEP AT A TIME TEACHING SUGGESTIONS ; Overview ; Objectives ; Grades : 6-12 ; Procedure ; Extension Activities ; WORKSHEET #1:; Understanding Cultural Viewpoints (Part 1) ; WORKSHEET #2: ; Understanding Cultural Viewpoints (Part 2; GIRL FARMER ; Autobiographical Note ; My Peace Corps Assignment.

My Peace Corps Assignment WAKING UP, STEPPING OUT TEACHING SUGGESTIONS; Overview ; Objectives ; Grades : 6-12 ; Procedure; T-CHART FOR CULTURAL SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES; End Note ; SONEKA'S VILLAGE; Autobiographical Note ; My Peace Corps Assignment ; SONEKA'S VILLAGE TEACHING SUGGESTIONS ; Overview ; Objectives ; Grades : 3-8 ; Procedure; Extension Activities; ENOUGH TO MAKE YOUR HEAD SPIN ; Autobiographical Note ; My Peace Corps Assignment ; ENOUGH TO MAKE YOUR HEAD SPIN TEACHING SUGGESTIONS ; Overview ; Objectives; Grades : 6-12 ; Procedure; Extension Activities ; End Note ; A DAY.

A YEAR AUTUMN; WINTER; SPRING ; SUMMER ; Autobiographical Note ; My Peace Corps Assignment ; A DAY, AND A YEAR TEACHING SUGGESTIONS; Overview ; Objectives ; Grades : 9-12; Procedure for "a Day " ; Procedure for "a Year "; Extension Activity ; WITNESSING CHANGE ; "LOOKING BACK" ; Autobiographical Note ; My Peace Corps Assignment ; LOOKING BACK TEACHING SUGGESTIONS ; Overview ; Objectives ; Grades : 9-12 ; Procedure; Extension Activity ; JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS ; Autobiographical Note ; My Peace Corps Assignment ; JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS TEACHING SUGGESTIONS ; Overview ; Objectives.

Summary: Peace Corps volunteers wrote the stories in this book to an audience of classroom students in the United States. The letters are intended to help U.S. students get to know and understand other cultures. Peace Corps volunteers agree to serve in order to meet the three goals of the agency: to provide assistance to the peoples of other countries, to help the people of other countries better understand Americans, and to help Americans better understand other peoples. This book helps fulfill the agency's third goal through remarkable stories by volunteers in the field.

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Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Peace Corps volunteers wrote the stories in this book to an audience of classroom students in the United States. The letters are intended to help U.S. students get to know and understand other cultures. Peace Corps volunteers agree to serve in order to meet the three goals of the agency: to provide assistance to the peoples of other countries, to help the people of other countries better understand Americans, and to help Americans better understand other peoples. This book helps fulfill the agency's third goal through remarkable stories by volunteers in the field.

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