In this episode, Derek interviews Brent about his annual fieldwork in the Philippines. Brent has been taking groups of Konan University students to the Philippines for more than a decade. These credit-bearing excursions give participants a chance to interact with local students and learn about the culture of the Philippines. Brent details the educational objectives of this fieldwork and talks about how it has evolved over the years, including the challenges he has faced. The links below lead to information on some of the topics that came up.

Konan University, Hirao School of Management (CUBE) –  https://www.konan-cube.com/ 

Teachers Helping Teachers (THT) – http://tht-japan.org/ 

Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) – https://jalt.org/ 

Tohoku University – http://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/ 

Experiential Learning (Northern Illinois University) – https://www.niu.edu/citl/resources/guides/instructional-guide/experiential-learning.shtml 

Mindoro (Rough Guides) – https://www.roughguides.com/philippines/mindoro/ 

Mangyan (Library of Congress) – https://guides.loc.gov/mangyan-bamboo-collection/background 

House of Refuge – https://house-of-refuge.weebly.com/ 

Virlanie – https://virlanie.org/ 

Bukid Foundation – https://bukidfoundation.wordpress.com/what-we-do/ 

Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) (OECD) – https://www.oecd.org/sdd/prices-ppp/purchasingpowerparities-frequentlyaskedquestionsfaqs.htm 

Philippines Study Tour @ CUBE (YouTube Playlist) – https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjffsySHV29Od1Ents3n0rEVvfi6apSRi 

Pamantasan Ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela (PLV) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamantasan_ng_Lungsod_ng_Valenzuela 

Mabalacat City College (MCC) – https://mcc.edu.ph/

University of the City of Urdaneta (UCU) – https://ucu.edu.ph/

Soran Bushi – https://folkways.si.edu/soran-bushi-exploring-japanese-work-song/music/tools-for-teaching/smithsonian

Dr. Pio Museum – https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1730053/look-dr-pio-valenzuela-museum-now-open-to-public

Rhonie Dela Cruz – Bamban Historical Society (YouTube) – https://www.youtube.com/@rhoniedelacruz-bambanhisto7912 

Pangisanan Provincial Capitol – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangasinan_Provincial_Capitol 

PechaKucha Night (PKN) – https://www.pechakucha.com/

Focus Groups (NSW Government) – https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/professional-learning/pl-resources/evaluation-resource-hub/collecting-data/interviews-and-focus-groups 

San Beda University (SBU) – https://www.sanbeda.edu.ph/ 

Intercultural Understanding and Sensitivity (Lecture at SBU) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umgkFUIj-t4