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South African Ubuntu Theory in Cross Cultural Community Development Practice: An Autoethnographic Exploration

Crist, Angela R.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1244121998

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2009, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, American Culture Studies/Ethnic Studies.
As researchers and development workers frequently work in communities that are nottheir own, it becomes necessary to prepare for doing cross cultural work. Even communities that are in close physical proximity can require a cross cultural approach to doing work that is meaningful for the practitioner and the community. Ubuntu theory can help guide transitions into cross cultural work and help practitioners assess themselves in order to avoid behaviors and attitudes that, knowingly or not, reestablish systems of privilege and hierarchy. This is an exploration of autoethnographic writing, using personal experiences with cross cultural community development in Cape Town, South Africa.
Jane Rosser, PhD (Advisor)
Lynda Dixon, PhD (Committee Member)
146 p.
American Studies; Communication; Multicultural Education; Social Research
autoethnography; ubuntu; South Africa; community development; cross cultural; privilege; social work; research; horizontal learning; identity construction; community assets model; emerging adulthood; microlending

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  • Crist, A. R. (2009). South African Ubuntu Theory in Cross Cultural Community Development Practice: An Autoethnographic Exploration [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1244121998

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Crist, Angela. South African Ubuntu Theory in Cross Cultural Community Development Practice: An Autoethnographic Exploration. 2009. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1244121998.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Crist, Angela. "South African Ubuntu Theory in Cross Cultural Community Development Practice: An Autoethnographic Exploration." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1244121998

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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