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The current higher education policy and practice landscape is
simultane-ously marked by uncertainty and hope, and nowhere are
these tensions more present than in discussions and actions around
general education. This volume uses an anthropological approach to
contemplate ways of re-imagining general education for the 21st
century and how faculty, teach-ers, administrators, and others can
transform the educational endeavor to be holistic, comprehensive,
and aligned with the needs of people and the planet in the decades
to come. Included are analyses of general education concepts such
as "diversity," case studies of general education and con-necting
curricula, opportunities for faculty development, unique general
education student populations, assessment strategies, and
philosophical/ pedagogical challenges. Contributors make the case
that far from receding from a central role in higher education,
there is a need to strengthen general education curricula as key to
the educational needs of students, for the skills and competencies
they require in the workplace and for civic engagement.
The current higher education policy and practice landscape is
simultane-ously marked by uncertainty and hope, and nowhere are
these tensions more present than in discussions and actions around
general education. This volume uses an anthropological approach to
contemplate ways of re-imagining general education for the 21st
century and how faculty, teach-ers, administrators, and others can
transform the educational endeavor to be holistic, comprehensive,
and aligned with the needs of people and the planet in the decades
to come. Included are analyses of general education concepts such
as "diversity," case studies of general education and con-necting
curricula, opportunities for faculty development, unique general
education student populations, assessment strategies, and
philosophical/ pedagogical challenges. Contributors make the case
that far from receding from a central role in higher education,
there is a need to strengthen general education curricula as key to
the educational needs of students, for the skills and competencies
they require in the workplace and for civic engagement.
Applying Anthropology to Gender-Based Violence: Global Responses,
Local Practices addresses the gaps in theory, methods, and
practices that are currently used to engage the problem of
gender-based violence. This book complements the work carried out
in the legal, human services, and health fields by demonstrating
how a focus on local issues and responses can better inform a
collaborative global response to the problem of gender-based
violence. With chapters covering Africa, Asia, Latin and North
America, and Oceania, the volume illustrates the various ways
scholars, practitioners, frontline workers, and policy makers can
work together to end violence in their local communities. The
chapters in this volume provide ample evidence that top-down
responses to violence have been inadequate, and that solutions are
available when the local historical, political, and social context
is taken into consideration. Applying Anthropology to Gender-Based
Violence contains useful insights that, when combined with the
efforts of other disciplines, offer solutions to the problem of
gender-based violence.
"Anthropology at the Front Lines of Gender-Based Violence" is a
broad and accessible volume, with a truly global approach to
understanding the lives of front-line workers in women's shelters,
anti-violence organizations, and outreach groups. Often written
from a first-person perspective, these essays examine government
workers, volunteers, and nongovernmental organization employees to
present a vital picture of practical approaches to combating
gender-based violence.
"Anthropology at the Front Lines of Gender-Based Violence" is a
broad and accessible volume, with a truly global approach to
understanding the lives of front-line workers in women's shelters,
anti-violence organizations, and outreach groups. Often written
from a first-person perspective, these essays examine government
workers, volunteers, and nongovernmental organization employees to
present a vital picture of practical approaches to combating
gender-based violence.
Applying Anthropology to Gender-Based Violence: Global Responses,
Local Practices addresses the gaps in theory, methods, and
practices that are currently used to engage the problem of
gender-based violence. This book complements the work carried out
in the legal, social work, and medical fields by demonstrating how
a focus on local issues and local responses can better inform a
collaborative global response to the problem of gender-based
violence. With chapters covering Africa, Asia, Latin and North
America, and Oceania, it provides ample evidence that richly
textured and qualitatively informed research can illuminate work
that is more quantitative in scope. The volume illustrates the
various ways scholars, practitioners, frontline workers, and policy
makers can work together to end forms of violence in their local
communities. The chapters in this volume demonstrate that the ways
top-down responses to violence have been inadequate, and that
solutions are available when the local historical, political, and
social context is taken into consideration. Applying Anthropology
to Gender-Based Violence contains useful insights that, when
combined with the efforts of other disciplines, offer solutions to
the problem of gender-based violence.
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