ASSIGNMENT | Researching Cultural Challenges

·  Your task this week is to expand your research to cultural challenges, humanitarian considers, and roadblocks faced by The Education Trust –

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.

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.

References:

Rebell, M. A., & Block, A. R. (2014). Equality and Education : Federal Civil Rights Enforcement in the New York City School System. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Terzi, L. (2010). Justice and Equality in Education : A Capability Perspective on Disability and Special Educational Needs. London: Continuum.

Jayaram, N., Evans, M., & Lazin, F. A. (2010). Higher Education and Equality of Opportunity : Cross-National Perspectives. Lanham, Md: Lexington Books.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Researching Cultural Challenges

Introduction For useful research on cultural challenges and their effects, The Education Trust firm will be sufficient to provide detailed information on the subject. It is a non-profit making group that operates to close the opportunity gap between poor and students with colour from the other individuals in the society. It puts much emphasis and effort on students of colour and those from low-income families. According to the Education Trust, education is the only channel that provides sufficient power to create…