Educational Issues: Jamaica
Educational Issues: Jamaica
Course Title: International Educational Issues
Course Location: Petersfield, Jamaica
Academic Instructor: Richard Montgomery
Service-Learning Facilitator: TBA
Amizade Student Application (pdf)
Course Description
The course examines international educational issues as they pertain to communities in less developed countries. Through an integrated one week academic intensive experience in rural Jamaica, students gain an understanding of the complexity of education and creative solutions in less resourced settings. Students complete a service project identified by the Association of Clubs at one of the local community schools. It is estimated the students will complete 15 hours of service.
Course Learning Outcomes:
Students who complete readings and participate in this course will:
- Increase knowledge of educational issues in less-developed locations
- Demonstrate and analyze the complexity of these social issues
- Incorporate the knowledge and experience gained from this academic experience into the broader educational objectives of their own course of study.
Academic Details
One academic credit awarded through West Virginia University:
Service-Learning: Global Service-Learning (SRVL 293) - 1 credit
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Program Timeline (dates approximate)
March 1 - 21
Online preparatory readings and writing
March 22 - 29
Intercultural Service-Learning in Petersfield, Jamaica
March 30 - April 15
Academic completion of course (primarily or exclusively online)
