Optimizing the Culturally Immersive Peace Corps Experience for Long-Term Commitment to Public Service in the Education Sector

• In Event: International and Institutional Perspectives
  In Roundtable Session: International and Institutional Perspectives-CLT

Short Description

This study investigates the academic and professional relationships between Peace Corps Volunteers and host-country partners that continue post-service. Peace Corps sends citizens of the United States abroad to work with host country partners in different sectors, including education. This study will address the impact of partnerships that originated from relationships maintained by Volunteers from the education sector and their host-community after the obligatory two-year service ended.

Author

• Presenter: Phillip Joseph Ward, University of South Alabama