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Section1:SUBMISSIONGUIDELINES
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Section2:APPROACHTORESEARCH
Whatisyourresearchproblemstatement?(Becauseresearchproblemstatementscan
evolvethroughouttheprocess,thisstatementshouldfitthemostcurrentversionofyour
project.)
ManyAmericanslackanunderstandingofthingsbeyondtheUnitedStatesorallthatis
notAmerican.ThroughmyresearchIwanttobetterunderstandtheirinterpretationof
globalpolicyandPalestine,whileaidingthepeopleinacquiringacomparative
perspectivesothattheyformamoredevelopedconceptionofglobalissues.
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Whatareyourresearchquestion(s)?(Becauseresearchquestioncanevolvethroughout
theprocess,thisstatementshouldfitthemostcurrentversionofyourproject.)
1.

WhatisthegeneralAmericanpublicsglobalperspective?
1.
Whyisitshapedthewayitis?

2.
Whatmotivatesthedistancedisplayedbythegreater
Americanpublictowardsglobalpolitics?
2.
HowcanthataffecttheirunderstandingofthePalestine/Israel
conflict?
3.
Howisacomparativeglobalperspectivegained?
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DescribetheResearchMethodYouUsed.Giveadetailedreportofhowandwhyyou
collecteddatainthewayyoudid.Attachanyresearchinstrumentyouused(survey,
interviewquestions,etc.).Explainhowmanydatasamplesyoucollected.Describeany
limitationsofyourresearchmethod.
Firstly,IsoughttounderstandwhatinformationtheAmericanpublicalreadyheld.SoI
conductedinterviewswithrandomstudentsandteachersatMcKinleySeniorHigh
School.TheyquestionsIaskedpertainedto,howmuchdoyouknow?whatdoyouknow?
areyoufamiliarwithPalestineandgeneralpolitics?Whileconductingmyresearch,I
triedmybesttocreatequestionsthatdidnotleadaparticularanswer,orrefrainfrom
subjectivityandgeneralinterference.ButIfoundthatmanyparticipants,knowingthatI
wasPalestinian,feltthattheymustanswerinacertainway.Ididnotclaimmyidentityat
anytimeoftheinterview,butIhavealwaysmadeitcleartotheworldinthepast.Imay
needtogobeyondtheschool.(researchquestionsattached

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Section3:DATAANALYSIS&FINDINGS
AttachDataCompiledforAnalysis.Attachthedatathatyouorganizedandcodedfor
analysis.
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AddTwoAdditionalAnnotatedBibliographyEntriesinMLAFormat.Userecent
CPARrelatedreadingsthatyouhavedoneinclasstoaddtwoentriesforyourannotated
bibliographyhere.
1.

TeachingwithaGlobalPerspectivebyDr.PercyRichardson

emphasizedtheimportanceofadjustingtheparadigmofteachingtoourpresent
dayvaluesandpriorities.Oureconomyhaschangedasithasbecomemore
globalizedandthenethasbroadenedacrossboarders,callingforavast
knowledgeofthevaryingcultures,languages,religions,andpractices.Itclaims
thattheadvantagesthattheadvantagesultimatelyoutweighthedisadvantages,a
pointIunquestionablyagreewith.Thearticlearguesthatastheworldbecomes
moreinterconnectedweareforcedtobecomemoreeducatedofforeignlanguages
andcultures,orwewouldsimplyfail.Manycompaniesopenbranchesabroadin
searchofcheaperlaborandmoreskillfulworkers,andthiscouldgreatlyparalyze
thegreaterAmericanpublic.Notonlydoesglobalizationhelpoureconomic
situation,butalsoourgeneralprogression.Manyofthegreatestprojectshave
beenconstructedand/orconductedoutoftheUnitedStates.Forthesakeof
scientificevolutionandarchitecturalinnovationswemustlearnfromothers
abroad.Thiscanbepossiblethroughgloballyinformedinstructors,meaning
teachersthathaveseenandexperiencedthingsbeyondtheUnitedStates.This
globaleducationmayalsobeacquiredthroughcarefullywrittenandselected
textbooks.Thesetextbooksshouldbededicatedtoinformingforeigninfluence
andcontributionstosocieties.Forthiscanbeusedtofurtheraidtheinstructors
teachingsandexperiences.Thisisdescribedtobebestforastudentwhohas
nevertravelled,somethingIhaveunderstoodtobe,aguide.Thisbookwillneed
tobewrittenbypeopleoriginsvaryingfromthatofAmericans,tobetterprovide
thestudentswithdiversityandadifferingperspective.Ifeelasthoughatextbook
maybetoorigidwhentryingtogainsuchafragileandflexibleabstract,andthat
itmaybedifficulttoexpresssomanydistinctiveunderstanding.Readingthese
thingsmaytakethoroughresearch,andIfeelthatthroughatextbook,thatwillnot
bepossible.Travelinthisarticleisalsodescribedasanimportanttooltowards
gainingamoredevelopedinternationalperspective.AndIfeelasthoughthisis
themostefficientandeffectivemethod.Forwhatbetterwaytounderstanda
contentthenthroughexperience.Makingthistripforoneselfmakesthewhole
experiencepersonal,thereforerelevant.Ifoundthatthisarticlewascompatible
withmyresearchduetothefactthatthroughmyfindingIhavediscoveredthe
lackofdimensioninourgeneraleducationsystems,thereforeresultinginalack
ofglobalknowledgeandtaste.Throughglobaleducationorglobalizationwe
learnaboutourworld,andhowitisintertwineddespiteourdistinctlanguages,
andpractices.

Richardson,Percy.TeachingwithaGlobalPerspective.
(2012):4350.ERIC.Web.14Feb.2016.
2.
Inthesecondarticle,FromStudyAbroadtoGlobalStudies:
ReconstructingInternationalEducationforaGlobalizedWorldbyTheodoreE.
LongspeaksonhowtheStudyAbroadprogramprovidedathighereducation
institutionslacksthepartwherestudentsstudy.Thearticleclaimsthatone
rarelyhearsofanacademicachievementofastudentthathastravelled.Therefore,
thestudentsarereallynotprovidedwithallthattravelcanpotentiallyoffer.
Whichidthegreaterglobalperspective.Thisarticleaimstoclarifystudyabroads
absenceofeffectiveness,anditslimitations.Thelimitationsaredescribedas:1)
Studyisnotthefirstpriority.2)Thecurriculumdoesnotvaryfromthatofthe
oneathome.3)Whenisfacedwithmoreofacosmopolitanview,inwhichleans
towardsassimilation,whereastheneededglobalperspectiveencouragesdiversity

andthatweembraceit.Thisdrawsaresultfarfromglobalization.Ifoundthis
articletobeextremelyhelpful.Thiswillhelpmebetterdepictwhatkindoftravel
willbetteraidourglobalunderstandings.

Long,Theodore.FromStudyAbroadtoGlobalStudies:
ReconstructingInternationalEducationforaGlobalizedWorld.
Frontiers:TheInterdisciplinaryJournalofStudyAbroad.(2013):2536.
ERIC.Web.14Feb.2016.
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IdentityKeyConceptTermsandDefinitions.Addbetween25keyconcepttermsand
definitionsthatyouusetoanalyzeyourdatahere.

Perspective:thestateofone'sideas,thefactsknowntoone,etc.,in
havingameaningfulinterrelationship(dictionary.com)

Interpretation:onesconceptionorunderstandingofsomething

Globalization:worldwideintegrationanddevelopment
(dictionary.com)

Cosmopolitan:freefromlocal,provincial,ornationalideas,
prejudices,orattachments;athomeallovertheworld
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ReportFindings.Explainyourmostsignificantfindingsfromthisroundofdata
collection.Inotherwords,whatstorydoesyourdatatell?Make24claimsandbackeach
claimupwithspecificdatayoucollected.Usekeyconceptsfromyourreadingsto
explainyourclaims.
WhenconductingtheinterviewIaskedthequestion, Doyouconsideryourselfa
politicallyawareoractiveperson?Ifso,how?IwasfacedwiththeanswerIfeared
most.Somestudentsclaimedthatitskindofaheadacheandthattheyweremerely
teenagersthatsoughttobeirresponsibleThisleadmetobelievethatteenagersthink
thatbecausetheyareteenagers,theyhavenoneedtoengageandunderstand
politics.Oureducationalsystemhasdividedlearnersaccordingtotheirage,whichhas
restrictedthematerialgivenandevenindividualprogression.Oursystemhaslead
childrenbelievethatcertainthingsareacquiredthroughage,orareappropriatefora
certainagegroup.Therefore,manystudentsfeelasthoughpoliticsisasubjectsavedfor
thisofolderage.
SomethingelseIdiscoveredwassometeenagersfeltthatteenagersarenotencouragedto
bepolitical,anddonotgetenoughcredit.ThroughmystudyIdiscoveredthatstudents
feelthatpoliticsisorganizedinamannerinwhichremainsirrelevanttoteenslives.
Thestudentsexpressedthatteenagerswerenottakenseriouslyinpolitics,andthatthey
werenotacknowledgedfortheirpoliticalefforts.Iunderstandthistobeanyattemptat
politicalreform,orgeneralsupport.Thethingsthatteenagersmostlyengageinincluding
televisioninwhichconsistofchannelssuchasMTVandNickelodeonorDisney,of
socialmediaaccounts,consistingofInstagram,tumblr,snapchat,twitter,andFacebook
havenodirectrelationtopolitics.Somepoliticalpages,orshowsmayair,butthe

intentionofthesesourcedistoentertain.Teenagersparticipateinactivitieslikeshopping,
orplayingsports,socializing,thingssocialmediahasportrayedasanorm.Whatwasthe
informedteenageronaTVshowalwayslabelledas?Anerd.Andthathasbecomea
realityforouryouth.
Inmyresearchonlyoneparticipantclaimedthattheconflictdeservedmoremedia
coverage.Thispersonsaidtheydidnotknowanythingduetothefactthatitwasnot
shownenoughonthenews,soIwasleadtounderstandthatmanypeopledonot
understandthatthePalestinian/Israeliconflictenduresvariouscomplicationsdaily,
andthatit,indeed,lackedmediacoverage.Whileinterviewing,anotherparticipant
claimedthatwhentherewascoverage,thatitwasalwaysmanipulated.Whetheritwas
theshapingofwords,orabiasportrayalofapicture.Also,deathsoccurinthe
Palestine/Israelregiondailyinhighnumbers,andmanystudentswereunawarethatthis
wasanongoing,dailystruggle.
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Section4:REFLECTION&NEXTSTEPS
ReflectonProgress.Whatsignificantthingshaveyoulearnedthroughthisprocessthus
far?Whathasbeenmostsurprising,rewarding,ordifficultaboutthisprocess?Howhave
youinvolvedyourmentor?
Thewholeprocesshasbeenrewarding.OnceIdleftPalestineIsworetomyfriendsat
schoolandmyselfthatIwouldspreadthewordofPalestineandbringawarenesstothe
conflict.Andthroughthisproject,IfeelIamdoingjustthat.ThisissomethingthatIcare
deeplyfor,sodatacollectionwassomethingIenjoyed.Actuallyspeakingtothe
individualsoftheAmericanpublicIrefertosoofteninmyprojectwasinteresting.I
putfacestomyprojectandthatmakesitsomuchmorevalidandpowerful.AproblemI
facedwasthefactthatalotofthestudentsIinterviewedknewmeandthestrongbeliefsI
holdtowardsthistopic,soIfeltthatsomeansweredinawaytheyfeltwouldpleaseme.
Myprojectisnotredistrictedtoschoolonly,soIknownowthatitisbesttointerview
peopleoutoftheschoolaswell.Mymentorapprovedmyquestionsandallowedmeto
takestudentsfromherclassesformyinterviews.Also,shehasbeentalkingalotabout
politicsandPalestinelately,accordingtoherstudents.
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PlanforNextSteps.Youhavesevenweekstocollectadditionalresearchandcomplete
anactionproject.Basedonwhatyouhavedonethusfar,whatareyourplansforthe
upcomingsevenweeks?
Now,IknowIwillneedtogetoutandcollectdataoutsideoftheschool.SoIplanon
interviewingrandompeople.Ialsoplanonaskingvariousteachersatschool,iftheywill
allowmetoconductaworkshopduringtheirclasses.ThiswillbeatimewhenIask

aboutwhatthestudentsgenerallyknow,brieflyinformthem,andanswerquestionsthey
mayhave.Thiswillbethebringawarenesssegmentofmyproject.Ihavealready
conductedthreeworkshops,andhopetocontinue.
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