ERIC Number: EJ1271540
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 10
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ISSN: EISSN-1934-5283
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Interdisciplinary Service Learning Opportunity: A Nontraditional Approach to Migrant Farmworkers Rehabilitation
Garcia, Jodan D.; Frank, Rachael A.
Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, v9 n1 p73-82 2017
Interdisciplinary service learning opportunities are recognized as valuable educational tools for health care students. The Farm Worker Family Health Program, based on a community academic partnership model, enables health care students to treat migrant workers in rural Georgia during the annual farmworker migration. The present article describes how this opportunity has been incorporated into a graduate curriculum, including examining the challenges and successes associated with implementing this type of program. An additional aim is to explore the implications of merging interdisciplinary service learning and community partnerships with physical therapy education, specifically how student volunteers and migrant workers may be impacted by their participation.
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Interprofessional Relationship, Service Learning, School Community Programs, State Universities, Rural Areas, Migrant Workers, Agricultural Laborers, Rehabilitation, Student Volunteers, Family Programs, Program Effectiveness, Allied Health Occupations Education, Physical Therapy, Clinical Experience, Public Health, Graduate Students
Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education. Tirey Hall Room 132 A, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809. Web site: https://discovery.indstate.edu/jcehe/index.php/joce/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Georgia (Atlanta)
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