Experiencing Democracy and Diversity: Gathering Oral Histories

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Author(s): Sharon Schwarze (Cabrini University, USA)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 18
Source title: Culturally Engaging Service-Learning With Diverse Communities
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Omobolade O. Delano-Oriaran (St. Norbert College, USA), Marguerite W. Penick-Parks (University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, USA)and Suzanne Fondrie (University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2900-2.ch004

Keywords: Curriculum Development and Instructional Design / Gender & Diversity / Information Science Reference / Medicine & Healthcare

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The course “Democracy and Diversity” used oral history gathering as a service-learning project. The obvious goal of the oral history project was to preserve valuable stories from the residents of Mt. Pleasant, a small community on Philadelphia's Main Line, mostly African American. The second goal was to ease the problems caused by student renters in the neighborhood. The students primarily used the neighborhood for partying off campus and showed little respect for the longtime residents. The process of creating the oral histories created a bridge between town and gown and raised the consciousness of the students. The course used a variety of materials and practices to prepare students. One of the residents of Mt. Pleasant, Barbara Byrd, co-facilitated the course and provided a strong link and a welcoming role model for the class.

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