What Do College Students Have to Learn from the Amish?
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2013-10Metadata
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Ohio State University. LibrariesCitation:
Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies v. 1, no. 2 (2013), p. 69-89.Abstract:
This paper presents the results of a survey of college courses taught on the Amish. It is based on
a series of interviews with instructors at other institutions of higher learning whose courses focus
on the Amish, an examination of their syllabi, and analysis of student writing from the course I
teach at the University of Missouri-Columbia. The survey was designed to ascertain the goals of
professors who teach a class about the Amish and how they best achieve their course objectives.
Secondly, the survey explored what attracts college students to a course about the Amish, and
what prior knowledge, and preconceptions they bring with them. My survey found that all
professors relate themes and values about the Amish to the lives of college students, but there are
subtle differences in how these connections are expressed by instructors in the classroom through
various course activities. This paper should serve as a resource for people who want to
incorporate information about the Amish in their college-level courses.
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2471-6383Rights:
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