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Holism in Development : Considering Traditional Ecological Knowledge
No full textThis study sought to understand the purposes and effects of development projects carried out in marginalized places. To get a foundation on how these projects work, I researched the Thaba-Tseka project, which was active in the late 1970s through the early 1980s. The central ethnography I used for this research was The Anti-Politics Machine: “Development,” Depoliticization, and Bureaucratic Power in Lesotho by James Ferguson (1990). Additionally, I investigated how traditional ecological knowledge and a holistic approach can realign development values to be less ethnocentric. This study shows that while development projects tend to be bad for the groups that they intend to assist, there is potential for improvement through a reversal of approach. There is potential for development projects to bring about positive change in the world through the incorporation of holistic perspectives and traditional ecological knowledge
Voices in Vulnerability
Get PDFOur stories matter. In this collection, six Cal State LA educators draw from personal testimonies, ancestral histories, classroom experiences, and justice-focused critical theories to advance a pedagogy of radical openness and mindful positionality. Asserting the need for affective, embodied connections to academic work, these essays call into question the value of objectivity practices and non-emotive scholarly performances, situating these higher education traditions within cultures of privilege, exclusion, and suppression. Together, the authors consider questions connected to our contemporary experience of teaching and learning. How do we coauthor ourselves into our scholarship? What transgressions do we commit by revealing ourselves in our work? How do purposeful acts of vulnerability empower us with deeper critical insights? By repositioning the starting point for academic inquiry within the stories that shape us, these essays invite deeper and more personally meaningful engagement with our areas of study and stronger connections between ourselves, our students, and our communities. 
Building Cultural Competency among Emerging Public Health Professionals : Student Experiences in Panama
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Designing Service-Learning to Enhance Social Justice Commitments : A Critical Reflection Tool
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