ESS 44660 - Education Action Research Seminar in India

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Education

Description:

This course, "Education Action Research Seminar in India," will take place in Kolkata, India over the month of July (not including travel days). Four unique aspects will comprise this course: action research and experiential learning, reflective seminars, collaborative learning and inquiry with Indian students, and stakeholder workshops. The course is envisioned to provide a unique experiential learning and action research opportunity for undergraduate students of Notre Dame in partnership with one of India's leading educators, Sister Cyril Mooney, Principal of Loreto Day School in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). The hallmark of Sister Cyril's vision of social justice is the "Rainbow School"- an innovative education program whereby Loreto School's students from fifth grade onwards are required to act as student-teachers for the underprivileged children (mostly street children, child laborers and children of families in extreme poverty) who participate in non-formal education activities within the same premises - on the rooftop of the school building. Hallmarks of this course include action research, experiential learning, and collaborative learning and inquiry with Indian students where Indian college students will join the ND students for this course and service-learning commitments with Loreto schools. Weekly reflective seminars will provide supplemental academic learning for Notre Dame students in India. They will be followed by interactive workshops with invited local practitioners, policy makers, media and private sector representatives engaged in the education and other social policy arenas in the Indian context.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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