REU Site on Culture and Globalization in Highland Guatemala: Joining Anthropology Courses with Summer Ethnographic Fieldwork

REU 危地马拉高地文化与全球化网站：将人类学课程与夏季民族志实地考察相结合

• 批准号: 0648278
• 负责人: Ana Juarez
• 金额: $ 27.22万
• 依托单位: Texas State University - San Marcos
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-03-01 至 2010-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0648278&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Culture; Globalization; Highland

ABSTRACT NSF # 0648278 PI name: Ana M. JuarezTitle of Project: REU Site on Culture and Globalization in Highland Guatemala: Joining Anthropology Courses with Summer Ethnographic Fieldwork The REU Site on Culture and Globalization in Highland Guatemala prepares ten students from four institutions to carry out all aspects of the anthropological research process, including conceptualization of a problem, implementation of appropriate research methods, and scholarly publication and dissemination of research results. Students from the Host and Affiliate Institutions, (Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, University of Texas at San Antonio, University of Texas Pan American, and Brigham Young University) begin preparing for summer fieldwork in Guatemala by completing courses in Anthropological Research Methods and Latin American Area Studies. Students and faculty from all four institutions will meet regularly via ITV/VC (Interactive Television Videoconference) to plan and prepare for the summer program and develop a viable research project. During the ten weeks in Guatemala, students will live with a local Maya family and engage in various forms of data collection, including participant observation, interviewing, surveys, and focus groups. In addition, students will complete readings and other activities with the program faculty, and will receive nine hours of upperdivision credit in Anthropology for the summer. After the summer program, students will continue to work with faculty to produce publications and presentations. The program trains ethnographic researchers and provides handson experience with fieldwork and research methods in a supervised environment. Social scientists in many disciplines are increasingly relying on ethnographic research methods, but few students have received the opportunity to implement the methods or experience the rigors of fieldwork in a foreign environment. Students also have the opportunity to produce publications and conference presentations documenting Maya life and social change within Guatemala. A central goal of the program is to generate undergraduate researchers who can produce quality research and publications, and prepare students, especially first generation and underrepresented minorities, for graduate school and social science research careers. It also helps students understand the social, cultural, and political dynamics in multiethnic nationstates that are fraught with poverty and social conflict.

摘要NSF # 0648278 PI姓名：Ana M.项目名称：REU网站文化和全球化在高地危地马拉：加入人类学课程与夏季民族志实地考察REU网站文化和全球化在高地危地马拉准备十名学生从四个机构进行人类学研究过程的各个方面，包括问题的概念化，实施适当的研究方法，以及学术出版和研究成果的传播。来自主办机构和附属机构（得克萨斯州立大学圣马科斯分校、得克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校、得克萨斯泛美大学和杨百翰大学）的学生开始准备在危地马拉进行夏季实地考察，完成人类学研究方法和拉丁美洲地区研究课程。 来自所有四个机构的学生和教师将定期通过ITV/VC（交互式电视视频会议）会面，计划和准备暑期课程，并制定可行的研究项目。在危地马拉的十周期间，学生将与当地的玛雅家庭生活在一起，并参与各种形式的数据收集，包括参与者观察，访谈，调查和焦点小组。此外，学生将与项目教师一起完成阅读和其他活动，并将获得夏季人类学高年级9小时的学分。暑期课程结束后，学生将继续与教师合作，制作出版物和演示文稿。该计划培训民族志研究人员，并在监督环境中提供实地考察和研究方法的实践经验。许多学科的社会科学家越来越多地依赖民族志研究方法，但很少有学生有机会实施这些方法或在国外环境中体验实地考察的严格性。学生也有机会制作出版物和会议演示文稿，记录危地马拉境内的玛雅生活和社会变革。该计划的一个中心目标是产生本科研究人员谁可以产生高质量的研究和出版物，并准备学生，特别是第一代和代表性不足的少数民族，研究生院和社会科学研究的职业生涯。它还帮助学生了解充满贫困和社会冲突的多民族国家的社会、文化和政治动态。