International service and cross-cultural engagement: Preserving and documenting the Peace Corps experience

Patricia A. Wand

Abstract

After 56 years in operation and 500,000 or so service years offered collectively by 230,000 Peace Corps volunteers, there are many stories to tell and much data to record about Peace Corps. Who is collecting those stories and recording that data? Who is documenting the cross-cultural interactions among Peace Corps Volunteers and the communities they serve? And who is assessing the impact of those grassroots encounters?

Full Text:

PDF HTML
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/crln.79.4.180
Copyright Patricia A. Wand

Article Views (By Year/Month)

2026
January: 8
2025
January: 17
February: 28
March: 27
April: 31
May: 32
June: 46
July: 66
August: 53
September: 47
October: 47
November: 94
December: 49
2024
January: 8
February: 2
March: 5
April: 38
May: 17
June: 18
July: 12
August: 7
September: 4
October: 9
November: 6
December: 15
2023
January: 12
February: 4
March: 5
April: 6
May: 4
June: 0
July: 3
August: 1
September: 3
October: 1
November: 1
December: 7
2022
January: 0
February: 8
March: 12
April: 5
May: 5
June: 5
July: 5
August: 5
September: 4
October: 5
November: 7
December: 2
2021
January: 14
February: 12
March: 18
April: 14
May: 6
June: 4
July: 3
August: 4
September: 13
October: 12
November: 10
December: 7
2020
January: 7
February: 10
March: 11
April: 22
May: 20
June: 14
July: 13
August: 16
September: 9
October: 12
November: 11
December: 13
2019
January: 15
February: 9
March: 28
April: 21
May: 17
June: 18
July: 8
August: 15
September: 11
October: 18
November: 16
December: 23
2018
January: 0
February: 0
March: 9
April: 121
May: 47
June: 13
July: 11
August: 14
September: 21
October: 23
November: 20
December: 11