Start Date
9-8-2010 10:30 AM
End Date
9-8-2010 12:00 PM
Description
The principle of reciprocity guides our daily work: the idea that we are giving something back to the community in order to make a difference. We try not only to implement it, but pass it on to our students.
The core of our work as educators is possible thanks to the relationship with the host communities and organizations with which we work. This is the reason why it is crucial to find ways to give back to those organizations that work to improve the community.
Based on a dialog with students, colleagues and partners, we intend to answer a few of the following questions in order to better understand not only what reciprocity really means to them and how can we put it into action. This will allow us to identify better ways of being reciprocal in our work in particular contexts:
- What do we mean by ‘reciprocity’? What do we understand by it?
- What does “reciprocity” actually mean?
- How far is the "theory of reciprocity" from its practice?
- How reciprocity can be expressed socially?
- How reciprocity affects us and others?
In this paper we intend to analyze and find plausible and practical conclusions to the following issues:
- Conditions that make it possible to establish reciprocal links: the value of institutions and individual initiatives.
- Going from principles to actions: the complexities associated with social distance.
- Opportunities and ways of giving back to the community, considering the particular contexts and contents of our programs.
Giving voice to our students and Partners: from principles to actions
The principle of reciprocity guides our daily work: the idea that we are giving something back to the community in order to make a difference. We try not only to implement it, but pass it on to our students.
The core of our work as educators is possible thanks to the relationship with the host communities and organizations with which we work. This is the reason why it is crucial to find ways to give back to those organizations that work to improve the community.
Based on a dialog with students, colleagues and partners, we intend to answer a few of the following questions in order to better understand not only what reciprocity really means to them and how can we put it into action. This will allow us to identify better ways of being reciprocal in our work in particular contexts:
- What do we mean by ‘reciprocity’? What do we understand by it?
- What does “reciprocity” actually mean?
- How far is the "theory of reciprocity" from its practice?
- How reciprocity can be expressed socially?
- How reciprocity affects us and others?
In this paper we intend to analyze and find plausible and practical conclusions to the following issues:
- Conditions that make it possible to establish reciprocal links: the value of institutions and individual initiatives.
- Going from principles to actions: the complexities associated with social distance.
- Opportunities and ways of giving back to the community, considering the particular contexts and contents of our programs.