Title: My years in the early Peace Corps : Nigeria, 1964-1965 /
Authors: Krause, Sonja
Year: 2021
Subjects: Krause, Sonja; Peace Corps (U.S.) Nigeria Biography.; Peace Corps (U.S.); Volunteer workers in education Nigeria Biography.; Physics teachers Nigeria Biography.; Physics teachers; Social conditions; Volunteer workers in education; Nigeria Social conditions; Nigeria
Abstract: "In this book, Sonja Krause Goodwin describes her Peace Corps training for teaching in Nigeria in 1964, her service there as a university teacher in physics, and her vacation travels. She notes her interactions with students, fellow university employees, other Peace Corps volunteers, and Nigerians"--
Contents: Prologue: Joining the Peace Corps -- Peace Corps Training, June 18-August 19, 1964 -- First Impressions, September 4-15, 1964 -- Getting Started, September 15-October 4, 1964 -- Beginning to Teach, October 5-November 1, 1964c -- New Abode and New Steward, November 2-25, 1964 -- Thanksgiving to Semester End, November 26-December 19, 1964 -- Christmas Vacation, December 20-30, 1964 -- Start of the New Year, December 31, 1964-January 19, 1965 -- My Own Honda, January 20-February 11, 1965 -- The Two Weeks Before the Crisis, February 12-28, 1965 -- Beginning of the University Crisis, March 1-19, 1965 -- Continuation of the Crisis, March 20-April 6, 1965 -- Appendix 11A : Statement Made on Behalf of the Provisional Council -- Appendix 11B: Replay to Statement -- Appendix 11C: Other Documents on the University Crisis -- A Trip to Cameroon, April 7-21, 1965 -- Marking Time, April 22-May 16, 1965 -- Some Extra Jobs, May 17-June 6, 1965 -- Appendix 14A: University of Lagos, Resolution -- Appendix 14B: University of Lagos, Letter to the Senate -- Opening and Closing the University, June 7-28, 1965 -- Getting Ready for Transfer, June 29-August 7, 1965.