COLL 319 - Studio in Urban & Comm Dev

Institution:

Trinity College

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Description:

Note: Open to juniors and seniors with social science research experience and a minimum of two urban-related courses. This course will involve field research in the city and neighborhoods of Hartford and its metropolitan region. The focus will be on low income communities where specific ethnic groups, families, or individuals have broken the cycle of poverty and experienced upward social mobility. We will examine national, state and local policies targeted to the urban poor (or with unintended consequences for vulnerable sectors of the population), as well as private sector decisions and public/private partnerships, to assess their impact in reducing inequality, both past and present. Special attention will be given to the effects of civil society, community organizations, and "social capital" in empowering the disenfranchised and transforming the urban condition. Students will be sequentially exposed to various qualitative and quantitative research methods, including participant observation, open-ended interviews, and survey design and implementation. We will work individually, collectively, and in small groups, focusing on practices and policies that overcome poverty and exclusion. Our work will be done in a comparative context with other cities in the U.S. and abroad. Open to juniors and seniors with social science research experience and a minimum of two urban-related courses. 1.00 units, Lecture

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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