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Humanitarian Innovation Conference 2015: Facilitating InnovationRefugee Co-Instructors: How Residents of Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda are Teaching Students at the University of Denver to Bridge the Gap between Policy and PracticeCourtney Welton-Mitchell (University of Denver), Chen Reis (University of Denver), and Frederic Kastner (Fuse Foundation) gives a talk for the Innovative Approaches to Education and Skills Training in Humanitarian Contexts Panel. This presentation highlights refugees as co-instructors, teaching students in a graduate level refugee studies course to understand the gap between aspirational policies and the reality of life in restrictive camp-like environments.
Innovative Approaches to Education and Skills Training in Humanitarian Contexts
This panel discusses new approaches to provision of education and skills training for affected populations.2016-12-0219 min.jpg){kind=logo}
ADVERTISING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EDUCATION. WHAT'S EFFECTIVE?You’ve seen the ads- a bruised and bloodied woman looks plaintively at the camera. Or a movie star plays the role of a battered woman being degraded and beaten. Or even a picture of a cemetery and mourners. All the images and audio are designed to let the watcher understand the seriousness of domestic violence. The ads can be shocking, even gut-wrenching. But what do those ads really do to help victims of domestic violence? Is the image being conveyed effective in either educating the public, or helping the victims? All good questions, and one academic has done studies to...2015-01-171h 01