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EFFECTS OF MISSION TRIP PARTICIPATION ON SOCIAL JUSTICE ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS
| Title: | EFFECTS OF MISSION TRIP PARTICIPATION ON SOCIAL JUSTICE ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS. |
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| Name(s): |
Noya, Courtney, author Vernon, Laura, Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree Grantor Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Thesis | |
| Date Created: | 2018 | |
| Date Issued: | 2018 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Jupiter, Florida | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 27 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | Research on the effects of mission trips on social awareness, attitudes, and behaviors towards social justice has been limited. In the current study, we examined whether volunteers going on a weeklong art camp in Guatemala with a non-profit, Athentikos, would show positive changes in their social justice attitudes and behaviors. Current trip participants (n=6) completed questionnaires before and immediately following their trip, whereas trip alumni (n=10) completed questionnaires regarding one previous trip. We hypothesized that participants will report an increase in social awareness as well as feelings about and plans for social action immediately following the trip. On average, all variables showed some increase from pre-trip to post-trip with confidence increasing significantly and interest in social justice related activities, evaluation of social justice obstacles and support, and empathic awareness showing trends towards statistically significant increase. Overall, trip attendees showed correlations within a number of positive social justice attitudes and behaviors. | |
| Identifier: | FAUHT00037 (IID) | |
| Degree granted: | Thesis (B.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, 2018. | |
| Collection: | FAU Honors Theses Digital Collection | |
| Note(s): | Includes bibliography. | |
| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00037 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
