West Mont May Term Example Proposal

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Belize Mayterm 2015 ProposalGender, Health, and Human Development

Purpose. In July 2013, The World Bank voted to move Belize from thecategory of lowmiddle income country to u!!er middleincome

country" Thi# indicator $a#ed on gro## national income #houlddemon#trate #igni%cant !rogre## on all level# within the country"&owever, on the human develo!ment inde' (&)I*, which rank# not onlyincome, $ut al#o #ocial develo!ment #uch a# life e'!ectancy andeducational attainment, Belize remain# in the $ottom 1+3 of the world"Where i# the di#connection $etween the#e two !aradigm# and howdoe# the #ha!ing of !er#onhood aect overall health and develo!mentin the country-

The focu# of the !rogram i# to e'amine the inter#ection $etweenculture, family, and community develo!ment in Belize" .ucce##e#

gained through economic advancement will $e $alanced withe'!loration# of how traditional gender role#, #tereoty!e#, and#ocialization have hindered advancement" /articular attention will $egiven to !rogram# and organization# aimed at human develo!ment,#uch a# the )/# initiative through the ini#try of &uman)evelo!ment and .ocial Tran#formation, which $egan in 2004 to#u!!ort #ingle mother#"

The !rogram will contri$ute toward# meeting the 5ollege mi##ion ofdevelo!ing thoughtful #cholar# and grateful #ervant# for glo$alengagement with the academy, church, and world" .tudent# will gain

an under#tanding of the inter#ection of Belize# #ocial, !olitical, andcultural force# and how tho#e force# #ha!e community develo!ment"The !rogram will addre## di#!arity in gender and family and e'amineway# of reducing !overty, $uilding #tronger economie# and !romoting!o#terity at the community level"

Aademi !ontent" The academic !rogram focu#e# around a 6unitacademic cla## and a 1unit intern#hi! !lacement" .tudent# may o!t to#tay longer for u! to 6 intern#hi! credit#"

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.tudent# will engage via travel with the ayan, 5reole, and e#tizoculture# that e'i#t in variou# area# of Belize"

5our#e li#ting and a!!roval will $e #ought through the .enate >eview5ommittee a# well a# de!artmental a!!roval for cour#e# meeting

ma?or and minor re@uirement#, a# well a#


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P"# 150$ Gender, %duation, and &amily "ystemsBelize Mayterm, 2015Pro'essor$ Andrea Gurney

!()*"% D%"!*+P+(-/#ychological and $ehavioral tendencie# are rooted and em$odied inculture" We are all, to #ome e'tent, a !roduct of our environment" Inthi# cour#e, we will e'amine key a#!ect# of !er#onhood andenvironment that #ha!e u#" .!eci%cally, we will look at the im!act andinterrelation of gender, education, and family #y#tem# utilizing acultural framework"

A# a !art of thi# cour#e, #tudent# will engage with individual# andfamilie# who have $een #ha!ed $y traditional gender role#, limitedacce## to education, and the multi!le culture# that Belize em$race#"

Through cla## lecture# and di#cu##ion#, home#tay#, and intern#hi!#,we will take a clo#er look at gender a# a #ocialized con#truct, theunderre!re#entation of women in education, and the family hierarchy#y#temD we will e'amine how gender, education, and family #tructureim!act #ocial !ro$lem#" inally, we will e'amine how #ocial action andchange occur# in citie# and village# through #!eci%c initiative#"

G%-%*A %D)!A+(- !*%D+Thi# cour#e meet# the re@uirement# for


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!ritialinterdisiplinary thinin3; .tudent# will criticallye'amine the foundational conce!t# for contem!orary area# ofeducation, gender #tudie#, and cultural and family !#ychology,and they will more dee!ly a!!reciate the multidi#ci!linary force#at work in the#e area#" (Departmental Goal: Scientifc Research

Methods and Skills) 4ritten and oral ommuniation; .tudent# will $e re#!on#i$le

for active engagement in cla## di#cu##ion# and writtenreEection# in a daily ?ournal" (Departmental Goal: Written andOral Communication)

*esearh and +n'ormation iteray; .tudent# will $ere#!on#i$le for %eld note#, lecture note#, and reEection !a!er#"F.tudent# will have acce## to 5reation 5are .tudy /rogram#Gli$rary-H (Departmental Goal: Scientifc Research Methods andSkills)

Ative soietal and intelletual en3a3ement; .tudent# will

engage a# active agent# in their home#tay# and intern#hi!#, ,$ringing their intellectual and academic a$ilitie# and intere#t# to$ear on im!roving the live# of tho#e around them" (DepartmentalGoal: Applications)

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!()*"% "!H%D)%5la## will con#i#t of daily reading#, lecture#, and di#cu##ion#" Thefollowing are #ome of the to!ic# to $e covered;

ole of =ducation in 5ultureamily .y#tem# TheoryThe role of Women in amily .y#tem#


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P"# 150"(!1507-" 150$ Gender, Health, and HumanDevelopment in atin AmeriaBelize Mayterm, 2015Pro'essors$ Andrea Gurney and !ynthia oms

!()*"% D%"!*+P+(-/#ychological and $ehavioral tendencie# are rooted and em$odied incultureD through culture, !eo!le and grou!# de%ne them#elve#,conform to #ocietyL# #hared value#, and form in#titution#" Thi# cour#ewill introduce #tudent# to key a#!ect# of !er#onhood and environmentthat #ha!e #ocial #tructure# in Belize" tilizing a cultural framework,!articular attention will $e given to e'amining the im!act andinterrelation of gender, health and human develo!ment"

A# a !art of thi# cour#e, #tudent# will engage with individual# and

familie# who have $een #ha!ed $y traditional gender role#, !articularlyin their relation#hi! to health care and human develo!ment"5hoice# in healthcare are often inEuenced $y the attitude# !re#entwithin individual# and #ociety M for e'am!le, treatment of di#ea#e mayinvolve the !ur#uit of !reventative medicine, common We#tern medical!ractice, traditional or holi#tic treatment#, or through the u#e of#!iritual interce##ion" Through cla## lecture# and di#cu##ion#, we willtake a clo#er look at gender and health a# a #ocialized con#truct,!ro$ing how #ocial e@uity im!act# !#ychological well $eing, maternalhealth, and di#ea#e !revention (#uch a# &I+AI).* in human andcommunity develo!ment"

inally, we will e'amine how #ocial action and change occur# in citie#and village# through #!eci%c initiative# including the )/# #!ecialcommunity $a#ed!rogram# aimed at addre##ing &I+AI).,=nvironment and


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+o understand the impact of culture on gender and family structures

+o introduce key concepts and frameworks used to eamine health and human

development

+o encounter varied paradigms of health and well6being from a community

perspective

+o understand the distribution of health and disability around the world and tounderstand the individual, social, and institutional factors that affect the burden ofdisease

+o eplore issues and controversies in international health and development issues

in an interdisciplinary manner

+o gain perspectives from indigenous knowledge constructs and traditional

medicine pathways

In addition to advancing knowledge that is specific to cultural and family psychology,gender studies, and education, this course also addresses itself to the broader Student

Learning Standards that the College has established. Knowledge Base: Demonstrate the ability to identify, recognize, or otherwise

articulate key elements of cultures impact on the science of human developmentand community development.

Christian Understanding/Practices/Affections! "s students better understandthe nuances of culture, they will be better able to construct a worldview thatencompasses Christian theology and tradition.

Diversity and Global Awareness! #ngage as active global citizens with anawareness of cultural diversity, ones own culture$s, and the responsibility of selftowards others.

!ritialinterdisiplinary thinin3; .tudent# will critically

e'amine the foundational conce!t# for contem!orary area# ofgender #tudie#, and cultural and they will more dee!lya!!reciate the multidi#ci!linary force# at work in the#e area#"

4ritten and oral ommuniation; .tudent# will $e re#!on#i$lefor active engagement in cla## di#cu##ion# and writtenreEection# in a daily ?ournal"

*esearh and +n'ormation iteray; .tudent# will $ere#!on#i$le for %eld note#, lecture note#, and reEection !a!er#"F.tudent# will have acce## to 5reation 5are .tudy /rogram#re#ource# #uch a# internet and li$rary #ource#H

Ative soietal and intelletual en3a3ement; .tudent# willengage a# active agent# in their home#tay# and intern#hi!#,$ringing their intellectual and academic a$ilitie# and intere#t# to$ear on im!roving the live# of tho#e around them"

*%)+*%D "()*!%"Course Materials

*e8uired ourse te9t;


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Women and 'uman Deelopment: $he Capailities Approach(2001*artha u##$aum"

Gloal 'ealth in the *+st Centurt#; $he Gloali,ation o Disease and

Wellness. /aradigm /u$li#her#, andom &ou#eTrade /a!er$ack#, 200N" I.B 0412NO3011

A""+G-M%-" 6 G*AD+-G !*+%*+(-=ach #tudent will $e re@uired to maintain a daily ?ournal of theire'!erience in the Belize culture, detailing o$#ervation# in gender role#,family dynamic#, #ocietal value#, $elief#, and norm#"

Two e##ay e'am#" 9ne will $e a reEective !a!er on the daily life, $othtrium!h# and challenge# of the individual# living in Belize, along with#ugge#ted #trategie# to increa#e human develo!ment and healthdelivery at the community level" The goal of the in#tructor# i# toencourage #tudent# toward an a##et$a#ed !er#!ective in communitie#

M namely to di#cover the gra##root# a##et# and em!owering !rogram#that individual# are conducting in their village to encouragedevelo!ment and fo#ter a #en#e of human agency and dignity".tudent# will $e a#ked to connect individual choice# and $ehavior# withhuman develo!ment and community well $eing"

%our grade in this course will be based on your performance on the following criteria!


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&ournal '.()* +wo #ssay #ams '.-) each ./)* Internship #ngagement 2ours and 1eflective #ssay '3$?*

#ach assignment is scored on a scale of ) to 5)), and the final grade can be calculated by

multiplying each score by its respective weighting factor from above and summing all ofthe weighted scores. Course grades will be assigned on the basis of this total score, usingcut6point scores of 7), 8), 9) and /) for grades of ", :, C and D, respectively '; and


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WESTMONT COLLEGE

Psychology Department

DATE: February 12, 2013

TO: Academic Review Committee

FROM: Andrea Gurney & Brenda Smith, Co-Chairs, Psychology Department

RE: New Course Proposal, Lifespan Development (PSY 117)

In this packet please find the necessary materials for a new course proposal, Lifespan

Development. The department has discussed the addition of this course at numerous department

meetings, and everyone is in favor of offering Lifespan Development on a regular basis. Offeringthis course will extend the coverage of developmental psychology in the department.

Additionally, and equally as important, a lifespan development course is a prerequisite for many

graduate programs in psychology and kinesiology. Therefore, by offering this course, we are

responding to the needs of our students, within and beyond our department.

Thank you for your consideration!


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P"# 11: !ourse Desription

!ourse Desription 'or !atalo3ue$

/.7 11O Kife#!an )evelo!ment (6* /rere@ui#ite; /.7 001" &uman

develo!ment from conce!tion through death" 5on#ider# #ocial,!#ychological, cognitive, and $iological !roce##e#"

%9tended Desription and Brie' *ationale$

Thi# cour#e i# intended to !rovide #tudent# with an introduction to the#cience of human develo!ment" )evelo!mental age# and #tage# will$e e'amined, a# well a# variou# domain# of develo!ment; $io#ocial,cognitive, and !#ycho#ocial" =m!ha#i# will $e on the inter!lay of age#and domain# of develo!ment throughout the life#!an" ulticultural

awarene##, genetic#, heredity, $rain !la#ticity, and the im!ortance ofecological !er#!ective will $e theme# interwoven throughout thecour#e" .tudent# will $e e'!ected to know theoretical under!inning# ofdevelo!ment a# well a# cla##ic and current em!irical #tudie# in the%eld of develo!mental !#ychology" The format of the cour#e will $e!rimarily lecture, $ut $oth di#cu##ion and #mall grou!# arecom!onent# a# well"

Thi# cour#e will not only e'!o#e intere#ted #tudent# to the %eld ofdevelo!mental !#ychology, $ut it will e'tend the coverage of

develo!mental !#ychology cour#e# that we have currently oered to alife #!an !er#!ective" FThe only cour#e in develo!mental !#ychologythat ha# $een oered ha# $een 5hild )evelo!ment"H =@uallyim!ortant, a life#!an develo!mental !#ychology cour#e i# re@uired formany graduate !rogram# in !#ychology and kine#iology"


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/ro!o#ed Itinerary; Belize aytermay 11June O, 2018

ay 1118 5la## work at We#tmont 5ollegeondayriday 4;3010;030 /.7 180+.95 180+/9K 180 (We#tmont

5am!u#* 10;3011;00 Intern#hi! 9rientation

Monday, May 1; Depart A< 'or Belize !ity =appro9. >?00@

onday, ay 14 Arrive Belize in the late afternoon =vening; &otel 5heckIn and 9rientation toBelize 5ity

ay 1N21 9rientation and 5ultural i#it#, Belize 5ityTue#riday 4;3010;30 /.7 180 (Kocation; Belize 5ity*

Afternoon 5ultural i#it#

.aturday, ay 23 QQ9!!ortunity to volunteer at the The


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Wedne#day, ay 2O &ome#tay family gathering

.aturday, ay 30 5ultural ='!loration in )angriga,onday, June 1 Accommodation; ) Back!acker &o#tel

Tran#!ortation; an rental driver from 55./

Tue#day June 2 4;3010;30 5la## 180 (Kocation; 55./*riday June 8 Kunch with amilie# or 9rganization .ite vi#it

1;008;00 !m Intern#hi!=vening with familie#

Depart "aturday, /une ? 'or Belize !ityDepart "unday, /une : 'or A

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