"Haikus in the Subway": Understanding Student Meaning-Making of an Alternative Spring Break Trip

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dc.contributor.advisorJones, Susan Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorHui, Sarah Mei-Yenen_US
dc.contributor.departmentCounseling and Personnel Servicesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-10-06T05:39:12Z
dc.date.available2009-10-06T05:39:12Z
dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this constructivist case study was to investigate students' experiences on an Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trip and the meaning students made of the experience. The research questions guiding the study were: (a) What did students learn about themselves and others through their participation; (b) How did students' social identities interact with the contexts of the ASB immersion location and influence their experiences? In-depth data collection involved multiple sources of information, including post-trip semi-structured interviews, participant journals, and participant-observations. Data was analyzed through the constant comparison of data sources and analysis as themes emerged. Eleven participants and I traveled to Chicago during a week-long ASB experience focusing on affordable housing. Findings from this study include: (1) the intense immersion context of the trip and resulting disorientation and detachment; (2) the connections and complexities uncovered through interactions with community members, peers on the trip, and new perspectives; (3) a more complicated view of race in relation to the social issue and peer interactions; and (4) the challenges of reentry upon returning home.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/9471
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEducation, Higheren_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAlternative Spring Breaken_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledimmersionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledintercultural dialogueen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledracial identityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledreentryen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledservice-learningen_US
dc.title"Haikus in the Subway": Understanding Student Meaning-Making of an Alternative Spring Break Tripen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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