Kevin Ramsden    Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  Department of Global Studies, Faculty of Global Engagement    Position   Professor
Date	2024/10/26
Presentation Theme	Changemakers in the Community: The Young Global Researchers Project (YGRP)- Phase 2
Conference	JALT 21st Century Language Teaching Conference 2024, Naha, Okinawa
Promoters	Okinawa JALT
Conference Type	International
Presentation Type	Speech (General)
Contribution Type	Collaborative
Country	Japan
Venue	Naha City, Okinawa
Holding period	2024/10/25～2024/10/27
Publisher and common publisher	Kevin Ramsden & Aaron P. Campbell
Details	In this presentation, we introduced the work of, and results from, the second phase of the YGRP, “Changemakers in the Community”, which was launched in late May, 2023, with undergraduate student participants and faculty advisors from six representative institutions in different countries around the globe: Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Mexico and Zimbabwe. In June and July, pairs of students from each of the institutions conducted secondary and primary source research in the field on a specific issue, interviewing, and often volunteering with, an organization connected to their chosen theme. Following the fieldwork activities, and with the guidance of their faculty advisors, participants then compiled written reports, with transcribed interviews, photos and supplementary material, which were then uploaded to the project website and published in an ISSN numbered journal.