Browsing Investigative Cultural Research Projects (ICRPs) by Title
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Elaboracion De Material Didactico Sobre La Historia De Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico
(2001)Los sitios arqueológicos tienen una importancia en más de solamente un aspecto. Los sitios representan historia. Todavía no sabemos todo sobre la historia de los sitios arqueológicos en México, además que aún quedan miles ... -
Empowering Refugees for Sustainability
(2002-02-18)In this paper, I examine ways the illegitimate military regime in Burma systematically denies its people access to basic needs, and creates an environment in over a million of its people see their only option for survival ... -
Empowerment of the People: a Fight for a New Constitution in Kenya
(2007)My ICRP allowed me to conduct on-site research on the Kenyan constitution and political system by participating in an internship with the National Convention Executive Council (NCEC). During my experience with the NCEC I ... -
English and Its Increasing Role in Senegal
(1996-05)Why is English so often the preferred language in senegal? What is its relation to modernization? And in what way does proficiency in English affect the lives of the Senegalese? All this I have investigated in my internship ... -
Estamos Cambiando? Como Se Ven a Si Mismos: A Traves de Fotografia Digital en Santa Ana Del Valle
(2001)Mi interés en la fotografía empezó durante el tercer año de mis estudios en la preparatoria, después de acabar con todas las otras clases de arte que había en mi escuela yo empecé a tomar las dos clases de la fotografía ... -
Ethnographie: Diskos in Deutschland
(1995-01-22)Hans kommt um halb elf zur Disko. Er stellt sein Rad neben die vielen anderen Räder vor dem E-werk ab, eine der populärsten Diskos in Erlangen. Sein Freund, Fritz, schließt die zwei Räder mit einem Kabel ab. Die beiden ... -
Etnografia
(1995-01-30)Para este estudio, yo pasé tres semanas en el laboratorio clínico del hospital "Patronato Municipal San José," o el "Hospital del Sur." Observé el trabajo del laboratorio y la manera en que el laboratorio funciona. También ... -
Experiences in a Spanish Laboratory
(2001-02-01)I was allowed to observe the workings of a Spanish laboratory at the school of veterinary medicine at the same university that I attended during the study abroad program. There I was (barely) allowed to participate in the ... -
Femininity and Feminism: The White Women of Kenya
(1996)In 1938 there was a white population living in Kenya of just 20,894, and it was not until the turn of the century that this population began to establish itself in Kenya at all. Thus, it seems quite remarkable to me that ... -
A Flora and Fauna Survey of Woody Island
(2003-02-14)Woody Island is one of about 100 islands that make up the Archipelago of the Recherche, located on the southern coast of Western Australia, to the south and south-east of Esperance. It has the highest diversity ofland ... -
Getting in the Driver's Seat Creating Sustainable Development for Indigenous (and all) People
(2002-02-18)This paper looks at the various definitions of development and their implications through exploring the 'culture ofdevelopment' that exists in large international aid and nongovernmental organizations. An example of the ... -
The Green Party in Erlangen and Bavaria
(2007)I worked as an intern with a member of the Green Party in Erlangen for the first four months of my stay in Germany. I attended meetings of all the factions of the Green Party, including a largely internet based group called ... -
Hacer Calabazas
(2007)Working at the association gave me an opportunity to bring my own cultural experiences into an arena where they would be appreciated: playing with kids. These interactions not only gave me insight into the culture I was ... -
Healing Powers: A Look at Three Medical Traditions
(2006)My Integrative Cultural Research Project was a comparison of three medical traditions I experienced while abroad. The first medical tradition was orthodox Western medicine as practiced at Derbarl Yerrigan, a clinic in Perth ... -
Healthcare in Rural and Remote Areas of Australia
(2003-02-02)The vast expanse of land known as "Outback" Australia provides a considerable challenge to the delivery of medical care quickly and effectively to those seeking emergency treatment or even routine healthcare. Problems ... -
Helping People With Dementia: Eliminating the Stigma of the Disease
(2004)My project involved observing the differences between, and analyzing psychological effects on people with dementia at facilities (Mary Chester Center and Rowethorpe Retirement Village) where the environment is positive ... -
Historia del Juego de Pelota Mixteca y Su Importancia Actual en Oaxaca, Mexico
(2001-02-14)La pelota mixteca, un juego jugado en la mayor parte del estado de Oa aca de México, es importante para los jugadores, los pueblos y ciudades donde es practic do. Un domingo a mediados de diciembre yo fui a uno de los ... -
How History and Culture Affect the Nature of Marriage within a Country
(2004)I analyzed the experience of marriage in Spain by looking at the country’s unique history (including the recent end of a dictatorship), the role of women, the effects of Catholicism, their cultural traditions and beliefs ... -
ICRP - My Experiences as an English Teacher's Aid in Caceres
(2001)For my ICRP, I worked as a teacher's aid in the English department at a local school. I worked with three classes on a weekly basis. Two of the classes were from the fourth level (about 13 or 14 years old), and the other ...