Entries from Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences Weblog tagged with 'Community'
The Amish: Microenterprises and a Changing Society
Chelsea Bailey, Elmira College Full paper: http://www.kon.org/urc/v9/bailey.html This paper is an attempt to gain a sense of how Amish society is reacting to increasing dependence on technology in mainstream society, especially in the agricultural realm. It examines the changes that have been taking place in Amish society as larger American society increasingly embraces modernization and the Amish are forced to adopt new ways of living in order to survive economically. It explores the positive and negative attributes of entrance into...
Special Edition - Interconnected Through Art: The Artist, The Land, The Community
Sheri Binkly, Sara Keller, Jenna Sogn, Marisa TenBrink, South Dakota State UniversityGuest editor and program coordinator: Dr. Leda Cempellin Full publication: http://www.kon.org/urc/v9/interconnected-through-art/ Introduction: This group project has been inspired by the theme of the 2010 Upper Midwest Honors Conference at SDSU: "Mitakuye Oyasin", roughly translated, in the Dakota/Nakota/Lakota language as "we are all related." Each student in my Honors Art Appreciation class chose an artist, whose work is connected with either the land, the community, or both. Then, he/she performed...
Using Photovoice as Participatory Needs Assessment with Youth at a Latino Youth Action Center
The photovoice process, as a community-based, participatory needs assessment technique, lets community members document their community’s needs and assets, discuss the importance of those issues, and communicate concerns to those in power.
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