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Designing Study Abroad With Empathy and Engagement: A Case Study for Project-Based Global Learning Experiences

Designing Study Abroad With Empathy and Engagement: A Case Study for Project-Based Global Learning Experiences
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Author(s): Cathy Cooper (York College of Pennsylvania, USA), Dominic DelliCarpini (York College of Pennsylvania, USA), David Fyfe (York College of Pennsylvania, USA)and Annie Nguyen (York College of Pennsylvania, USA)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 24
Source title: People-Centered Approaches Toward the Internationalization of Higher Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Gabrielle Malfatti (University of Missouri, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3796-1.ch009

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Abstract

This chapter describes results from a student-driven partnership between York College of Pennsylvania and governmental/non-governmental health agencies in Liberia. Presented as two parallel case studies, and narrating research processes and outcomes of the project, it argues that by combining the empathy techniques of “human-centered design” (commonly known as Design Thinking) with principles of project-based learning, this people-centered method can produce richer global experiences for students. This method can also produce qualitative data that is useful for intercultural problem-solving, and therefore can inform ongoing and productive partnerships that employ a human-centered approach to interdisciplinary collaboration.

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