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| Project Leader: | Xin Li xinlianna@tamu.edu Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences |
| Faculty Mentor: | Jun Wang, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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TBA |
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Team Size:
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6
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| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Participants will have opportunities to: 1) engage in intellectually stimulating conversations with youth, peers, and mentors from diverse racial/ethnic and cultural backgrounds 2) develop cultural competencies; 3) design, implement, and evaluate an intercultural pen pal program; 4) develop academic writing skills, and 5) (possibly) co-author a manuscript for journal submission or conference presentation |
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Team Needs:
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We expect our team members to be: enthusiastic about the research topic; willing to read and critique academic articles; interested in working with youth from diverse backgrounds; and able to invest at least 5 hours per week in the project |
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Description:
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This project explores intercultural engagement through 1) literature review; 2) interviews with diverse youth; 3) evaluation of an intercultural pen pal program about its effectiveness in improving intercultural engagement of participating youth. You can participate in one or more project components |