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Overseas Conservation Education and Research: The New Colonialism?

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Title: Overseas Conservation Education and Research: The New Colonialism?
Language: English
Authors: Hart, Adam G., Leather, Simon R., Sharma, Manju V.
Source: Journal of Biological Education. 2021 55(5):569-574.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 6
Publication Date: 2021
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Opinion Papers
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Field Experience Programs, Undergraduate Students, Student Volunteers, International Programs, Foreign Policy, Study Abroad, Attitude Change, Inclusion
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2020.1739117
ISSN: 0021-9266
Abstract: The overseas field course is a common feature of European and North American undergraduate degrees and increasingly students are seeking out volunteering opportunities abroad in order to gain career-related experience in the overcrowded conservation sector. We argue that, without careful consideration, both activities run the twin risks of becoming 'parachute' science and perpetuating harmful neo-colonial attitudes. We propose a series of guidelines for those running overseas university field courses and volunteering activities to reduce these risks.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2022
Accession Number: EJ1327012
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The overseas field course is a common feature of European and North American undergraduate degrees and increasingly students are seeking out volunteering opportunities abroad in order to gain career-related experience in the overcrowded conservation sector. We argue that, without careful consideration, both activities run the twin risks of becoming 'parachute' science and perpetuating harmful neo-colonial attitudes. We propose a series of guidelines for those running overseas university field courses and volunteering activities to reduce these risks.
ISSN:0021-9266
DOI:10.1080/00219266.2020.1739117