Roots of the Peace Corps: Youth Volunteer Service in the 1950s

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Timothy Smith
Keyword(s):  
Peace Corps ◽  
Volunteer Service ◽  
The 1950S

Agency for Volunteer Service (Peace Corps)

1978 ◽  
Vol 8 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 88-94
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Peace Corps ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Peace ◽  
International Programs ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Volunteer Service

The Agency for Volunteer Service administers volunteer-orinted programs in the United States and in developing countries abroad. ACTION’s international programs are coordinated and administered by the Peace Corps, which is currently situated in twenty-three African countries. The aim of ACTION International Programs “is to promote world peace and friendship through the Peace Corps and to provide technical assistance and encouragement to the development of volunteer activities in less developed countries and internationally.”

Speech-Language Pathology in the Peace Corps: Necessity and Sustainability

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Melissa A. Pierce
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Special Education ◽  
Peace Corps ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
The United States ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Language Pathology

In countries other than the United States, the study and practice of speech-language pathology is little known or nonexistent. Recognition of professionals in the field is minimal. Speech-language pathologists in countries where speech-language pathology is a widely recognized and respected profession often seek to share their expertise in places where little support is available for individuals with communication disorders. The Peace Corps offers a unique, long-term volunteer opportunity to people with a variety of backgrounds, including speech-language pathologists. Though Peace Corps programs do not specifically focus on speech-language pathology, many are easily adapted to the profession because they support populations of people with disabilities. This article describes how the needs of local children with communication disorders are readily addressed by a Special Education Peace Corps volunteer.

Rethinking the 1950s

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Delton
Keyword(s):  
The 1950S

On the Individual

1999 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 205-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Magnusson
Keyword(s):  
School Psychologist ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Developmental Research ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Over Time

A description of two cases from my time as a school psychologist in the middle of the 1950s forms the background to the following question: Has anything important happened since then in psychological research to help us to a better understanding of how and why individuals think, feel, act, and react as they do in real life and how they develop over time? The studies serve as a background for some general propositions about the nature of the phenomena that concerns us in developmental research, for a summary description of the developments in psychological research over the last 40 years as I see them, and for some suggestions about future directions.

Typologies and Peace Corps Chores

1968 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 86,88
Author(s):  
RAPHAEL S. EZEKIEL
Keyword(s):  
Peace Corps

Diaries of Mad Housewives: On Gender Role and Schizophrenia in the 1950s

1989 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 490-491
Author(s):  
Anthony Schuham
Keyword(s):  
Gender Role ◽  
The 1950S
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