New Form of Colonialism on the Rise
Mentor 1
Paru Shah
Start Date
1-5-2020 12:00 AM
Description
Research shows that most international volunteer programs are detrimental to the host countries development. The imagery of international volunteer work promotes a simplistic, and paternalistic, set of expectations of what volunteers will observe during their experiences (Tiessen 2018). Volunteer abroad programs advertise simple solutions resulting in a misconception of communities and the set of expectations for humanitarian aid. I will utilize the Critical Race Theory (CRT) to analyze how each tier directly relates to the factors that influence the impact of international volunteer programs. I plan to design a survey that will be administered to hundreds of participants of volunteer abroad programs. The survey questions will be catered to the framework of CRT theory. I will pursue this avenue further in graduate school this upcoming fall.
New Form of Colonialism on the Rise
Research shows that most international volunteer programs are detrimental to the host countries development. The imagery of international volunteer work promotes a simplistic, and paternalistic, set of expectations of what volunteers will observe during their experiences (Tiessen 2018). Volunteer abroad programs advertise simple solutions resulting in a misconception of communities and the set of expectations for humanitarian aid. I will utilize the Critical Race Theory (CRT) to analyze how each tier directly relates to the factors that influence the impact of international volunteer programs. I plan to design a survey that will be administered to hundreds of participants of volunteer abroad programs. The survey questions will be catered to the framework of CRT theory. I will pursue this avenue further in graduate school this upcoming fall.
