Pedagogy of Place - Peru

Term: 
III
Credits: 
1
Date: 
January, 2011

This course evolves over four terms of study. Students explore the universal within the context of the particular. They consider place-based approaches to education and development at home and in India, the United States, Peru, Nepal, and Tibet/China. Personal learning histories and community stories are used to articulate statements of education and development philosophy. These efforts are shared, reviewed, and incorporated into a web-based profile of the entire class, the students’ communities, and other communities that enrich our learning experience. Also, each member of the class submits a Student Learning Plan, which is updated each term. Over four terms, the class discerns the relationship of lifelong learning with “best practices” in community change and conservation.

Instructor(s): 

Laura Altobelli

Country Program Director, Peru

Laura Altobelli is a public health professional specializing in international maternal child health and nutrition. Dr. Altobelli is a professor in the School of Public Health and Administration of the Peruvian Cayetano Heredia University in Lima.

Dr. P.H.
Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
1988
M.P.H.
Johns Hopkins University
1982
B.S.
University of Missouri at Columbia
1974
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