Undergraduate Development Studies Programs in Canada
A New Generation of Scholars and Practioners
Edna F. Einsiedel & Aradhana Parmer
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
Acknowledgements
2
.
Introduction
3
.
Literature Survey
3.1
The evolution of Development Studies
3.2
Influences on Development Studies
3.3
The Canadian context
3.4
The future of Development Studies
3.5
Summary
4.
Program Survey
4.1
Survey of Development Studies Coordinators
4.2
Survey of Development Studies Instructors
4.3
Survey of Development Studies Students
4.4
Common Patterns
4.5
Development Studies 1984 and 1994
5.
Banff Workshop
5.1
Input from the Field of Practice
5.2
Workshop Recommendations
6.
Planning for the Next Phase
6.1
On-Line Resources
6.2
Summer Institute
7
.
Conclusions: A Look Back and to the Future
7.1
Project Accomplishments
7.2
The Broader Outlook for Undergraduate Development Studies
8.
Appendices
A.
Development Studies Coordinators Questionnaire
B.
Development Studies Instructors Questionnaire
C.
Development Studies Students Questionnaire
D.
International Development Studies Program at the University of Sussex
E.
Teaching Resources
F.
Development Studies Coordinators List
G.
Participants in Banff Workshop
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1
Development Studies Program Demographics
TABLE 2
Types of Development Studies Programs
TABLE 3
Experiential Components in Development Studies Programs
TABLE 4
Comparison of Development Studies Major's Core Requirements
TABLE 5
Number and Nature of Appointments in Development Studies Programs
TABLE 6
Assessment on How Well the Development Studies Program Prepares Students for Professional Work in Developing Areas
TABLE 7
Ratings of Development Studies Resources
TABLE 8
Elements that would strengthen Development Studies Programs
TABLE 9
Profile of Instructors
TABLE 10
Experience in Developing Countries
TABLE 11
Professional and Research Experience
TABLE 12
Areas of Interest in Courses
TABLE 13
Development Studies within Specific Departments
TABLE 14
Profile of students
TABLE 15
Choice of International Development as a Field of Study
TABLE 16
Career Preparation /Plan
TABLE 17
Ideal Undergraduate Development Studies Program by the Year 2000