Design Anthropology Community Engaged Research – Pedagogy Intern
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pedagogy ethical standards and conduct research reports research methodologies anthropology research mentorshipIn January 2024, students from MacEwan’s 4 year applied anthropology class will embark on the final stage of community engaged research with our community partner, the John L. Haar Library. Amber Shergill is a fourth-year student with expertise in ethnographic research methods, community engaged research, and field studies.
Amber’s job, as pedagogical intern, will be to provide logistical support (during the first 2/3rd of the semester) and mentorship of non-anthropology students. She will also create tutorials about how to conduct ethnographic research in community engaged field sites, and help me prepare an ethics proposal. Amber will also write preliminary research reports for our community partner.
During the semester, Amber and I will meet every week in class, and for 30 minutes before class to ensure optimal project and task management. Amber will be expected to complete tasks on her own as well, as such, we will be in email contact throughout her tenure as logistical support and mentor for undergraduate researchers assistants.
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Our interdisciplinary department is home to 24 full-time faculty members from three social science disciplines: Anthropology, Economics and Political Science. Taking direction from the strengths and areas of scholarship of our faculty members, emerging trends in the social sciences and global social and cultural needs, we offer students diverse opportunities both inside and outside the classroom. Enriching opportunities include an annual interdisciplinary undergraduate conference on emerging global issues and trends, our award-winning Model United Nations Club, a field placement and competition participation in economics and archeological field training and an anthropological field seminar in alternating years. In addition, our anthropology lab is a valued teaching and research facility that houses the university's human evolution and skeletal cast collection, as well as faunal specimens and artifacts such as pottery and stone tools.
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