DEVELOPING CULTURAL AWARENESS AND SENSITIVITY: AN EXPERIENTIAL APPROACH.
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Title
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DEVELOPING CULTURAL AWARENESS AND SENSITIVITY: AN EXPERIENTIAL APPROACH.
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Identifier
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AAI8319812
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identifier
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8319812
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Creator
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WESSELKAMPER, MARY CIVILLE.
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Contributor
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Irving Weisman
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Date
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1983
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Social Work
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Abstract
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This is a report of an exploratory study of the use of experiential methodologies to foster affective learning related to the development of cultural self-awareness and cultural sensitivity. Participants in this study were sixty-five graduate social work students enrolled in three sections of a semester course on social work practice in the urban community.;The experiential learning assignments generic to all three course sections were: (1) participation by students in small discussion groups which centered on sharing socialization experiences which formed their attitudes toward members of ethnic groups other than their own; and (2) a class presentation by each group, in a format of choice, of learning derived from the discussion group experience.;The evaluation strategy for the study was an associational design incorporating precourse and postcourse measures of the experimental group and of two contrast groups--one of social work students and one of non social work students. Formative measures were emphasized in the study but summative measures were also used.;The experiential Univariate analyses of key variables are presented. Preliminary correlation studies of certain variables are also discussed. Findings from the study suggest that the experiential learning activities used were most often positively but also negatively associated with the development of cultural awareness and sensitivity in the experimental group. Factors which facilitated or impeded the experiential learning process are identified and described. Findings and recommendations for further research and future program design are discussed.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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D.S.W.
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Program
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Social Work
