Has "Building Community" Lost Its Meaning? Lessons from Tamil Nadu, India w/ Goutham Yegappan

In this episode of Help Students Win, host JD chops it up with Goutham Yegappan, host of the Re-Educated Podcast and independent data science instructor. They discuss the state of philosophy and general education curriculum in higher ed, the theory and practice behind belongingness, and what he learned in his recent research on community learning in Tamil Nadu, India.

What does it actually mean to "build community" among students?

What role can general education curriculum play in teaching students how to build a sense of community in their curricular and extracurricular engagements?

And what can the US learn from villages like Tamil Nadu, India when it comes to promoting community learning?

The answers, and more, on this week's episode of Help Students Win. 

 

HSW is hosted, produced and edited by Jordan H. Davis. Jordan an inclusive pedagogy specialist and founder of JD Speaks LLC, through which he offers professional development for K-12 and college educators.

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