Date of Award
5-2016
Degree Type
Research Paper
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Community Development and Planning (CDP)
Department
International Development, Community and Environment
Chief Instructor
Laurie Ross
Second Reader
Gino DiIorio
Third Reader
Hannah Yukon
Keywords
Play, Anthony Bourdain, Hopscotch, The Importance of Being (Earnestly) On Time, Conducting Research is Like The Time You Drank Old Milk and Put it Back In The Fridge Anyway, Worcester Is Cool, Y'all
Abstract
This research paper presents an alternative form of conducing Community Development Research. It highlights the gaps that currently exist in professional education with the community development and planning program at Clark University. The research paper employs a theatrical framework to encourage practitioners to ask more illuminating questions that informs the ‘human work’ that sometimes gets overlooked. In order to be authentic in the field of Community Development, practitioners need to be in touch with a less scientifically rational side of themselves, to truly embrace the complexities of the human condition. Drawing from my personal experiences, I wrote a play based on my field observations, conversations and interactions that I’ve had during my time in the program. This will hopefully provide both students and practitioners an alternative way to see their world and their encounters with people around them. By engaging with a theatrical framework, it is my hope that both students and practitioners also discover new ways of conducing research, and new ways of Being, both inside and outside the classroom.
Recommended Citation
Yukon, Chiu Yi Hannah, "(Between the Streets) In Worcester : Redefining Professional Education in Community Development to Cultivate Empathy Through a Community Theatrical Framework" (2016). International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE). 96.
https://commons.clarku.edu/idce_masters_papers/96
Worcester
Yes
Included in
Environmental Studies Commons, Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons, Human Geography Commons, International and Area Studies Commons, Other Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons, Social Statistics Commons, Urban Studies and Planning Commons