Helena Meyer-Knapp

Peace-Making: teaching and research. Emeritus Faculty – The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA USA

Helena Meyer-Knapp

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Student Responses — Ecology, Environment and Adventure

May 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Student Responses -- the Natural Environment

One of the striking features of this research was to discover how often group trips for junior high and high school age students were oriented towards experiencing the outdoors. Once again the trips took a distinctive approach in each country. In Korea, high schoolers went to Jeju Island more than to any other site. The [...]

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Student responses to their travels: War and Peace

July 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Student Responses -- War and Peace

The survey results indicate marked differences between the three countries in the degree to which their travels bring issues of war and peace to mind in students. Percentages of peace-related comments Japan: Junior & High school Mentioned the issue = 26.5% Korea: Junior & High school Mentioned the issue = 0.75% US: Junior & High [...]

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Schools Research — Introduction

March 19th, 2010 · No Comments · 1. Schools Research -- Introduction

Four concerns guided this research. 1) To characterize the public purposes inherent in school sponsored visits to war memorials, battle sites and military/historical museums. 2) To learn which specific displays, narratives and group activities consume student time in the field. 3) To discover how students describe the learning after the event. 4) To seek out [...]

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Research Methods for Japan, Korea, US Heritage Study

March 9th, 2010 · Comments Off · Research Methods

Four concerns guided this research. 1) To characterize the public purposes inherent in school sponsored visits to war memorials, battle sites and military/historical museums. 2) To learn which specific displays, narratives and group activities consume student time in the field. 3) To discover how students describe the learning after the event. 4) To seek out [...]

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Student Questionnaires

March 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Student Questionnaires

Four concerns guided this research. 1) To characterize the public purposes inherent in school sponsored visits to war memorials, battle sites and military/historical museums. 2) To learn which specific displays, narratives and group activities consume student time in the field. 3) To discover how students describe the learning after the event. 4) To seek out [...]

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