The Open School of Ethnography & Anthropology
(OSEA) and
Community Institute of Transcultural Exchange (CITE)
We Value and hold as our Fundamental Principles
self-responsibility and care for others as the foundation of ethical
action;
respect of oneself and respect of other’s autonomy and self-determination;
ethical communication between persons and groups;
community building in the interface of global interactions;
local control of community cultural, social and natural resources; and
inter-cultural exchange and transcultural dynamics as the basic processes
of identity formation, self-respect, and ethical care for others.
Our Strategies of Teaching and Methods of Actualization
on-site language learning, cultural immersion
and exchange in a study abroad format;
hands-on interactive pedagogies, training workshops, reciprocal education
processes;
individual as well as collective research; independent and collaborative
research;
joint, inter-institutional projects in research, teaching, training,
and communication;
action research and applied anthropologies, consultancy;
teaching anthropology to children and community groups, as well as the
development of continuing education programs in response to community
needs; and
cultural resource management, sustainable development analysis.
