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Conscientization – the experience of Canadian social work students in Mexico

Grant Larson

Helen Allen

English

This article describes the reflections of three groups of Canadian social work students who participated in a 10-day cultural immersion study tour in Mexico. An analysis of student reflective papers subsequently provides insight into the value of personal and professional transformational experience. Students embraced a new understanding of the connection between structural inequalities and individual experience; and also reported increased understanding of human diversity relevant to their anti-oppressive practice in Canada.

French

Cette recherche décrit les réflexions de trois groupes d'étudiants canadiens en travail social ayant participé à un séjour d'immersion culturelle de 10 jours au Mexique. L'analyse des réflexions de ces étudiants apporte de la lumière sur la valeur de l'expérience de transformation personnelle et professionnelle. Les étudiants ont développé une nouvelle compréhension du lien entre les inégalités structurelles et l'expérience personnelle; ils ont aussi développé une meilleure compréhension de la diversité humaine qu'ils peuvent appliquer à leur pratique anti-oppressive au Canada.

Spanish

Se describen las reflexiones de tres grupos de estudiantes de trabajo social canadienses que participaron en un viaje de estudio de 10 días de inmersión cultural en México. Un análisis de sus ensayos clarifica el valor de la experiencia personal y profesional de transformación. Los estudiantes adquirieron una nueva compresión de la conexión entre las desigualdades estructurales y la experiencia individual; también reportaron un mayor entendimiento de la diversidad humana, aplicable a su práctica anti-opresiva en el Canadá.

Key Words: individual experience • reflective papers • structural inequalities • study tour

International Social Work, Vol. 49, No. 4, 507-518 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0020872806065327
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