REU Site - Culture Change and Continuity in Nahuala and Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan: Ethnographic Fieldwork in West Central Highland Guatemala

该奖项为危地马拉中西部高地的人类学REU网站提供资金。该网站的主题是危地马拉的文化变化和连续性。 10名本科生将参加为期12周的暑期课程。 这些学生将从杨百翰大学、伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校、德克萨斯大学泛美分校和西南德克萨斯州立大学招募。 该网站的目标是准备一个多元化的人才库，特别是那些来自代表性不足的群体，通过经历研究的所有阶段，包括问题概念化，独立的实地研究，分析，撰写，在学术论坛上的口头陈述和学术出版物，充分参与社会科学的专业社区。 而在外地，学生将进行人种学实地研究，并参加每周一次的方法和道德研讨会。 该奖项有助于基金会通过积极的本科研究经验，继续努力吸引有才华的学生进入科学职业。

This award provides funds for an REU Site in anthropology in West Central Highland Guatemala. The topic for the Site is culture change and continuity in Guatemala. Ten undergraduate students will participate in the 12-week summer program. The students will be recruited from Brigham Young University, University of Illinois-Chicago, University of Texas-Pan American, and Southwest Texas State University. The goal of the Site is to prepare a diversified pool of talented undergraduates, especially those from underrepresented groups, for full participation in the professional community of social science by experiencing all the stages of research, including problem conceptualization, independent field research, analysis, write up, oral presentation at academic fora, and scholarly publication. While in the field, students will conduct ethnographic field research and also attend a weekly methods and ethics seminar. This award contributes to the Foundation's continuing efforts to attract talented students into careers in science through active undergraduate research experiences.