History Lived and Learned: Students and Vietnam Veterans in an Integrative Study Abroad Course
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https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v9i1.117Keywords:
Study Abroad, Vietnam, Vietnam VeteransAbstract
In May 2000, the College of International and Continuing Education and the History Department at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) sponsored an innovative study-abroad course on the history of the Vietnam War. As part of the course, three Vietnam combat veterans accompanied eight undergraduate and eight graduate history students to Vietnam. The course’s staff included three members of the history faculty, a social-work faculty member, a psychologist, and a cameraman. This precedent-setting study abroad course integrated the teaching of Vietnam culture and military history with an exploration of the mental health aspects of combat and post-war recovery of Vietnam veterans. This article discusses lessons learned in designing and implementing the course, and implications regarding the integration of history education and therapeutic mental health objectives.
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Caputo, P. (1977). A Rumor of War. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Davis, T.M. (1998, October). Open Doors 1996/97: Report on International Education Exchange. New York: Institute of International Education.
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Gerlock, A. (1991). Vietnam. “Returning to the Scene of the Trauma.” Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 29 (2), 4-8.
Howard, G.S. (1991). “Cultural Tales: A Narrative Approach to Thinking Cross-cultural Psychology, and Psychotherapy.” American Psychologist 46, 187-197.
Hudson, D.R. (2001). Grade Point Average as a Predictor of Academic Achievement for a Credit Abroad, Language Acquisition Course. Unpublished dissertation, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS.
Hyer, L., Scurfield, R.M., Boyd, S. Smith, D. and Burke, J. (1996). “Effects of Outward Bound Experience as an Adjunct to In-patient PTSD Treatment of War Veterans.” The Journal of Clinical Psychology 52 (3), 263-278.
Kovic, R. (1976). Born on the Fourth of July. New York: McGraw-Hill. Meichenbaum, D. (2000). “Treating Patients with PTSD: A Constructive Narrative Approach.” Center for PTSD Clinical Quarterly 9 (4), 55, 58-59.
Mitchell, J.J. and Everly, G.S. (1998). “Critical Incident Stress Management: A New Era in Crisis Intervention.” Traumatic Stress Points Fall 6-7, 10-11.
Nicholson, R. and Fairbank, J. (1987). “Theoretical and Empirical Issues in the Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Vietnam Veterans.” Journal of Clinical Psychology 43 (1), 44-66.
Panton, K. and Dilsavaer, L. (1989). “Americans in Britain: Geographic Education and Foreign Field Trips.” Journal of Geography in Higher Education 12(1), 45-53.
Parson, E. R. (1990). “Psychotour: Returning to Vietnam for Reconstructive Renewal. Post-traumatic Demoralization Syndrome (PTDS).” Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy 20, 29-31.
Reghenzani, D.M. (1992). “Perceived Levels of Satisfaction with an International Educational Experience at a Selected American University.” University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS.
Rothbaum, B. and Foa, E. (1999). “Exposure Therapy for PTSD. The National Center for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.” PTSD Research Quarterly 10 (2) Spring, 1-6.
Rothbaum, B., Hodges, L. Alarcon, R., Ready, D., Shahar, F., Graap, K., Pair, J., Hebert, P. Gotz, D. Wills, B. and Baltzell, D. (1999). “Virtual Reality exposure Therapy for PTSD Vietnam Veterans: A Case Study.” Journal of Traumatic Stress 12 (2), 263-271.
Santoli, A. (1981). Everything We Had: An Oral History of the Vietnam War as Told by 33 American Soldiers who Fought It. New York: Random House.
Scurfield, R. M. (1989). Vietnam Revisited: Journey of Healing. Western Express, Vol, 1(2), June, San Francisco: Department of Veterans Affairs, Western Region, Handrail (10BA6PC).
Scurfield, R.M. Wong, L. and Zeerocah, E. (1992). “An Evaluation of the Impact of Helicopter Ride Therapy for Inpatient Vietnam Veterans with PTSD.” Military Medicine 157, 67-73,
Scurfield, R.M. (1993). “Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Vietnam Veterans.” In J.P. Wilson and B. Raphael (eds.). The International Handbook of Traumatic Stress Syndromes (285-295). New York: Plenum Press.
Scurfield, R.M. ((1994). “Treatment of War-Related Trauma: An Integrative Experiential, Cognitive and Spiritual Approach.” In M.B. Williams and J.F. Somer (eds.). The Handbook of Post-Traumatic Therapy (181-203). Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing.
Scurfield, R.M. and Burke, J. (1989). American Lake VA Program Evaluation Questionnaire: Return Trip to Vietnam. Tacoma, WA: Department of Veterans Affairs. (Unpublished instrument.)
Scurfield, R.M. (in press). “War-related Trauma: Psychosocial Interventions and Healing.” In J. Conte (ed.), Handbook on Trauma and Abuse. Los Angeles: Sage Publications.
Snyder, R.J. (2000). “The Relationship between Learning Styles/Multiple Intelligences and Academic Achievement of High School Students.” High School Journal 83(2), 11.
Terry, W. (1984). Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans. New York: Ballantine.
Tye, K.A. (1990). “Conclusion: A Look into the Future.” In Global Education: From Thought to Action. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Van DeVanter, L. (1983). Home before Morning: The Story of an Army Nurse in Vietnam. New York: Beaufort.
Walker, K. (1985). A Piece of My Heart. The Stories of Twenty-six American Women who Served in Vietnam. New York: Ballantine Books.
Wiest, A., Root, L. and Scurfield, R.M. (2001). “Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: The Legacy of War.” In J. Jensen and A. Wiest (eds.). War in the Age of Technology (295-332). New York: New York University Press.
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2003-08-15
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Scurfield, R. M., Root, L. P., Wiest , A. ., Coiro, F. N. ., Sartin, H. ., Jones, C. ., & Fanugao, M. . (2003). History Lived and Learned: Students and Vietnam Veterans in an Integrative Study Abroad Course. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 9(1), 111–138. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v9i1.117
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