OFF-CLASSROOM LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE CLASSES : OFF-CLASSROOM LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE CLASSES Prof. Nestor T. Castro, Ph.D.
UP Department of Anthropology
Importance : Importance Off-classroom learning activities directly expose students to social, economic, and political realities.
Fieldwork as a source of knowledge.
Training on field research techniques.
Slide3 : “Unlike in physical and natural science, much research in social science is designed not to yield new knowledge but to develop and test new research procedures.”
- R.F. Ellen, Ethnographic Research (1984)
Field-based classes : Field-based classes Anthropology Field School
Field Methods in Geography
Field Linguistics
Guidelines for Out of Classroom Learning Activities (OCLA) : Guidelines for Out of Classroom Learning Activities (OCLA) Adopted by CSSP Faculty Assembly in 2002.
Response to problems encountered in the past.
Identified six types of OCLAs with correspondong policies for each type.
Types : Types Type 1: Off-campus practicum of field school activities;
Type 2: Off-campus short-term activities, e.g. field trips, lakbay-aral, and day trips;
Type 3: On-campus activities conducted in non-academic sites;
Type 4: On-campus activities held in academic buildings but outside assigned classrooms;
Types : Types Type 5: Activities conceived and undertaken by students on their own in connection with academic requirements; and
Type 6: Activities conceived and undertaken by students that have nothing to do with the fulfillment of any particular course requirement.
Considerations : Considerations How the activity enhances the learning experience;
How the activity might conflict with or disrupt regular school-based activities;
Ethical considerations;
Safety and welfare of the communities, students, and faculty; and
Financial costs.
Preparations : Preparations Preparing parents or guardians
Preparing students
Preparing the community
Notification of university officials
CSSP Courses with OCLAs, 2002-present : CSSP Courses with OCLAs, 2002-present Anthropology: 111, 112, 123, 124, 126, 141, 161, 172, 179, 181, 185, 195, 196, 197
CWTS-NSTP: 1, 2
Demography: 230, 298
Geography: 1, 10, 111, 121, 131, 133, 143, 173, 192, 197, 226
History: 1, 2
International Studies: 203
Linguistics: 125, 225
OCLAs, 2002-present : OCLAs, 2002-present Philosophy: 173
Political Science: 157, 160
Psychology: 140, 155
Social Science: 1, 104
Sociology: 101, 182, 229
Kasaysayan 1 itineraries : Kasaysayan 1 itineraries Biak-na-bato
Cavite Shrine
Corregidor
Intramuros
Mt. Banahaw
National Museum
Pamitinan Cave
Vigan, Ilocos Sur
Kasaysayan 2 itineraries : Kasaysayan 2 itineraries Buddhist temple
Sikh temple
Hindu temple
Taoist temple
Jewish synagogue
Islamic mosque
Anthro 185 3-day tour : Anthro 185 3-day tour Banaue Rice Terraces (Viewpoint, Banaue)
Mt. Polis (Ifugao-Mt. Province border)
Bontoc Museum (Bontoc, Mt. Province)
Lumiang Burial Cave (Sagada, Mt. Province)
Echo Valley Hanging Coffins (Sagada, Mt. Province)
Sagada Weaving (Sagada, Mt. Province)
Fidelisan traditional village (Sagada, Mt. Province)
Anthro 112 one-day tour : Anthro 112 one-day tour Abandoned dragon kiln in Maybunga, Pasig
Traditional pottery-production site in Rosario, Pasig
Angono Petroglyphs in Binangonan, Rizal
Anthropology Field School : Anthropology Field School Started in 1965 in Tabon Caves, Palawan with 11 students as a joint endeavor of UP and the National Museum.
Originally conducted as a Summer Field School but since the 1990s has been undertaken on regular semesters.
Courses: Anthro 195 (Field Methods in Archaeology), Anthro 196 (Field Methods in Social Anthropology), Anthro 197 (Laboratory and Field Techniques in Physical Anthropology).
Anthropology Field Sites : Anthropology Field Sites Antipolo, Rizal
Bakun, Benguet
Bolinao, Pangasinan
Davao City
Jala-jala, Rizal
Kalinga
Kalookan City
La Trinidad, Benguet
Magallanes, Sorsogon
Mankayan, Benguet
Penablanca, Cagayan
Quezon, Palawan
Silang, Cavite
Tagbilaran, Bohol
Uyugan, Batanes
Problem Areas : Problem Areas Security concerns
Financial/logistical requirements
Legal liabilities
Administrative constraints
Burden on the instructor
Informant fatigue
Recommendations : Recommendations Development of a field activity design
Accreditation of transportation companies, travel groups, etc.
Adoption of legally-binding waiver forms
Securing health and accident insurance for students and teachers
Securing financial/logistical sponsors
Networking with other institutions/agencies
Strict monitoring and reporting system