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Group 2 – Lesson Plan Idea

Hi Group 2! I hope all is well!   Sofia & Carolyn – I really like the idea of the students interviewing the members of the community and feel that our students would learn a lot from that interaction. The residents of the Batey know the issues and experience them firsthand, so I’m assuming they’re [… Read More]

Developing an Ethnographic Data Gathering Tool

intro to overview of ethnographic data gathering project

Globalhood Ethnography Project: Participatory Research Revised

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THE PROBLEM
The problem our project is addressing is how to gather and analyze data. Specifically, asking how Globalhood’s participants can develop and analyze tangible data about the effectiveness of their efforts. The participants of this program include first-generation American young adults of low-income urban families and marginalized rural communities in the Dominican [… Read More]

Globalhood Ethnography Project: Progress Posting

Accomplishments:
Our group has devised and implemented a lesson plan to help the young adults at Globalhood understand ethnography and the practices surrounding it. Additionally, we have donated cameras and provided questionnaires to the young adults to assist them in gathering data during their time in the Dominican Republic.
 
Future Goals:
By the end of this semester, [… Read More]