Theoretical Basis of Practice

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You have been hired by XYZ University as a consultant. They want you to evaluate an organization to see if a service learning opportunity would benefit future students and the community. Your initial recommendation is due in week 5 and will be based on the research you collect in your first four assignments.

WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT:

  • Last week you introduced your social issue and an organization where future students might perform service learning.
  • Your task this week is to expand your research to community partnerships and volunteerism within the organization.
  • XYZ University has required you to find at least three peer-reviewed articles in the EBSCO library to support your research this week. EBSCO Quick Guide.
  • You will turn in a 2-3 pages paper following APA guidelines. Click here for the web version of the APA sample paper. Click here for a downloadable version of the APA sample paper.

PAPER REQUIREMENTS:

Complete the following steps.

Step 1: Introduction – Introduce the topic of service learning and community partnerships.What are the benefits for students and the community when partnering in service learning opportunities?Describe some challenges students might face as service-learners in the community. Introduce your organization as a potential community partner. Provide at least one citation from a peer-reviewed article to support your claims in this section.Citation tutorial

Step 2: Community Partnerships – What other partnerships (companies, businesses, organizations, universities, etc.) does the organization have?What are the benefits of these partnerships? What are past partnerships that the organization no longer maintains?Why were these partnerships ended?What additional partnerships should the organization have and why? Provide at least one citation from a peer-reviewed article to support your claims in this section.

Step 3: Volunteers – Discuss how the organization uses volunteers.What are the benefits to volunteers and the community when volunteers give their time to the organization?Describe the difference between volunteering and performing service learning at the organization. Describe the benefits of service learning for the student and community beyond the service performed at the organization.Provide at least one citation from a peer-reviewed article to support your claims in this section.

Step 4: Conclusion – Provide a Summary the organization’s partnerships and how they use volunteers.Summarize the difference between volunteering and service learning. Conclude with a summary of the benefits and challenges of service learning for students and the community at this organization.Provide at least one citation from a peer-reviewed article to support your claims in this section.

Step 5: References – On a separate reference page, list all the references you have cited in your paper to support your claims.

Researching Cultural Challenges

Case Study Scenario:

You have been hired by XYZ University as a consultant. They want you to evaluate an organization to see if a service learning opportunity would benefit future students and the community. Your initial recommendation is due in week 5 and will be based on the research you collect in your first four assignments.

WEEK 3 ASSIGNMENT:

  • Last week you described community partnerships and volunteers within your organization. You also discussed the benefits of service learning for students and communities.
  • Your task this week is to expand your research to cultural challenges, humanitarian considers, and roadblocks faced by the organization.
  • XYZ University has required you to find at least three peer-reviewed articles in the EBSCO library to support your research this week. EBSCO tutorial.
  • You will turn in a 2-3 pages paper following APA guidelines. Click here for the web version of the APA sample paper. Click here for a downloadable version of the APA sample paper.

PAPER REQUIREMENTS:

Complete the following steps.

Step 1: Introduction – Provide a quick introduction to the organization you have chosen.Briefly describe the population that the organization seeks to serve.Describe briefly how the organization’s mission connects to what the organization does to help these populations.Briefly describe what the organization does to serve these populations.Provide at least one citation from a peer-reviewed article to support your claims in this section.Citation tutorial

Step 2: Humanitarian Considerations – Describe the challenges the populations served by the organization face in our current society. Based on research and specific evidence, does the organization engages in “charity” work or “solidarity” work?What specifically could the organization do differently to engage more fully in “solidarity” work? Provide at least one citation from a peer-reviewed article to support your claims in this section.

Step 3: Cultural Challenges – What challenges might students have in engaging with the unique and diverse populations served by the organization? Based on your research, how might students overcome these issues?How might the university support students in overcoming these challenges?Provide at least one citation from a peer-reviewed article to support your claims in this section.

Step 4: Roadblocks – What potential liabilities could exist by having students of the XYZ University participate with service learning and the organization?Has the organization had any issues in the past that might reflect poorly on the University?What risks might the student face by participating in service learning with the organization?How are these liabilities and issues related to the diverse cultural populations served by the organization?Provide at least one citation from a peer-reviewed article to support your claims in this section.

Step 5: Conclusion – What cultural conflicts are likely to occur if a student participates in service learning at this organization?How might cultural issues or disagreements between the student, the organization, and the diverse populations the organization serves be resolved?How can the University support these resolutions?What are the potential risks to the university?Provide at least one citation from a peer-reviewed article to support your claims in this section.

Step 6: References – On a separate reference page, list all the references you have cited in your paper to support your claims.

Reflection Journal

Overview:

Welcome to the week 3 reflection journal. Throughout the course you will reflect on your weekly research experience and make connections to previous learning as well as the university learning outcomes.

Directions:

In the week 3 reflection we will be focusing on the following university learning outcome:

  • Respect for Diversity.

Please respond to all the following items in your reflection journal.

  • How does Respect for Diversity connect with the course material this week?How did Respect for Diversity help you with your research this week?
  • Write down at least one specific aspect of Respect for Diversity that you need to still develop and describe how you could work on developing that aspect.
  • How does Respect for Diversity connect to achieving your career goals?
  • Based on your work in the course as well as general education courses at Grantham University, explain what Respect for Diversity means to you.
  • Describe a specific assignment, presentation, or project you worked on in one of your past courses at Grantham University that allowed you to develop Respect for Diversity?
  • Write down at least one question you have about your organization, your research project, or this course in general.
 
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