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Community Informatics Corps

Bishop, Ann Peterson; Bruce, Bertram C.; Nazarova, Muzhgan

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Title
Community Informatics Corps
Author(s)
  • Bishop, Ann Peterson
  • Bruce, Bertram C.
  • Nazarova, Muzhgan
Issue Date
2007-01
Keyword(s)
  • community informatics
  • Paseo Boricua
  • Puerto Rican Cultural Center
  • inquiry-based learning
Abstract
The CIC is a master’s specialization that was developed collaboratively in 2006 by GSLIS and the Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Chicago Its goals are to:  Create knowledge and technology connected to people's values, history, and lived experiences  Develop models of engagement that are just, democratic, participatory, and open-ended  Integrate theory and practice in an experimental and critical manner  Recruit and mentor a cohort of Latina/o, African-American, and other students interested in careers that enable them to contribute to, and learn from, their communities
Type of Resource
image
Language
en
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