The departments of Foreign Languages, Political Science, and Sociology have joined with the Office of International Programs to offer IUSB students a unique summer program to study language, culture, and society in Mexico. Students will enrol in and receive credit for three hours in Spanish and three in Social Science, which will be taught in conjunction with the Universal Center for Language and Social Communication in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Psychology This is an action research project which operates in the communities of Aba, Nigeria and Benton Harbor, Michigan. The project is designed to help bring about social change by addressing problems associated with urban life. Findings from the research are used to expand and modify the activities, so that on-going change is possible.
Findings also help to refine existing theories about social change and human development.
Participants will conduct research in community development in Aba, Nigeria. Team members will work directly with members of the community, educators, and students. Travel costs for team members will be partially supported by grant funding. Space also is available for a cultural trip to southern Nigeria. The first part of the journey will include stops at important cultural and religious sites, followed by stay in Aba.