Development and Promotion of Student Advocacy Skills within a Human Trafficking Course.

Human trafficking is a complex, highly profitable, and increasingly widespread social problem impacting countries across the globe. This article will provide an overview of international and national human trafficking and highlight the development and implementation of high-impact advocacy skills us...

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Publicado en:Social Development Issues (Follmer Group) Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 24 - 36
Autores principales: Lewis, Melinda L., Rappe, Paula T., King, Dione M.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Follmer Group 2018
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Sumario:Human trafficking is a complex, highly profitable, and increasingly widespread social problem impacting countries across the globe. This article will provide an overview of international and national human trafficking and highlight the development and implementation of high-impact advocacy skills using course content to enhance student learning. Assignment examples related to community engagement and student advocacy activities will also be described. This article seeks to inspire educators to embrace multifaceted high-impact approaches as a means to educate and promote the development of student advocacy skills, preparing students to speak up and educate others on contemporary social problems impacting human rights.