International Field Study Program, Tinjil Island, Indonesia
Presentation Format
Poster
Intended Audience
All Audiences
Presentation Description
This poster describes a distinctive service-learning experience in international outreach. A College of Coastal Georgia student was selected to participate in the 18th Annual International Field Study Program, on Tinjil Island, Indonesia (IFSP). This program established by the University of Washington and in collaboration with the Primate Research Center of the Bogor Agricultural University. The IFSP provided 10 college students from around the globe with an introduction to conservation biology, global health, field research methods, and community outreach education. The course provided students with “hands on” experience using field research methods, an introduction to primate behavior and ecology, population and ecosystem management, human-animal interaction conflicts, and the implications for global health. An integral component of this program is service-learning. Students presented educational programs to local Indonesian school children on the importance of conserving biodiversity and its implications on individual and global health. Conservationists have found programs working with children to be effective in creating awareness and changing behavior. This particular program has been so effective that students originally participating as children have gone on to university and come back to participate themselves in outreach.
Location
Embassy Suites Hotel
Start Date
4-13-2016 5:00 PM
End Date
4-13-2016 7:00 PM
Recommended Citation
Hambright, Karen Ph.D., "International Field Study Program, Tinjil Island, Indonesia" (2016). Gulf South Summit on Service-Learning 2016. 55.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gss/2016/2016/55
International Field Study Program, Tinjil Island, Indonesia
Embassy Suites Hotel
This poster describes a distinctive service-learning experience in international outreach. A College of Coastal Georgia student was selected to participate in the 18th Annual International Field Study Program, on Tinjil Island, Indonesia (IFSP). This program established by the University of Washington and in collaboration with the Primate Research Center of the Bogor Agricultural University. The IFSP provided 10 college students from around the globe with an introduction to conservation biology, global health, field research methods, and community outreach education. The course provided students with “hands on” experience using field research methods, an introduction to primate behavior and ecology, population and ecosystem management, human-animal interaction conflicts, and the implications for global health. An integral component of this program is service-learning. Students presented educational programs to local Indonesian school children on the importance of conserving biodiversity and its implications on individual and global health. Conservationists have found programs working with children to be effective in creating awareness and changing behavior. This particular program has been so effective that students originally participating as children have gone on to university and come back to participate themselves in outreach.
Program Abstract
The International Field Study Program, Indonesia (IFSP) provided 10 international college students with an introduction to conservation biology, global health, field research methods, and community outreach education. The course provided students with “hands on” experience using field research methods, an introduction to primate behavior, ecosystem management, human-animal conflicts, and global health. Students presented a service-learning educational program to local Indonesian school children on the importance of conservation and its implications on global health.