Description

Week 10 is synchronous, with class on Saturday (3/28). Students read in Kirst-Ashman and Hull (2018) about advocacy and social action and watch a documentary highlighting Alinsky’s perspectives on social action. They explore content related to the textbook and shared content, and apply the social action to a case study. During the in-person class, we identify what populations are at risk and explore legislative advocacy. Participation action research is a qualitative methodology designed to address problems affecting underserved communities. The agenda for the in-class session includes:

• Course planning
• Legislative advocacy
• Participation action research

Some of the learning objectives this week include:

• Select and apply appropriate advocacy tactics and persuasion strategies in response to a scenario involving discrimination against a vulnerable population.
• Analyze Alinsky’s social action approach, including his guidelines for social action and his use of conflict as a tool for community organizing.
• Understand the basic structure of the United States Government and how to engage with the political process.
• Define participatory action research and describe its three core components of participation, research process, and collective action.