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Sissoko, Moussa. "The Impact of the Peace Corps Experience on Returned Volunteers: A Case Study of Peace Corps Mali Returned Volunteers," American Studies, University of Kansas, May 2001.
The purpose of this dissertation was to look at the U.S. Peace Corps in the context of U.S. relations with Africa. This has involved an examination of issues related to foundations, globalization, and the origins and creation of the Peace Corps as an agency. Particularly, it has involved a study of the Peace Corps in Mali as an attempt to assess the impact of Peace Corps service on volunteers who served there since 1971 in terms of changes in their worldviews, career goals, education, and perceptions of Mali and Africa. Data for the study were drawn from Peace Corps and State Department collections housed under RG 59 and 490 at the National Archives, as well as a survey questionnaire and in-depth interviews. The findings of the survey suggest that the Peace Corps experience appears to have had an extremely positive impact on many volunteers who served in Mali. The impact is most felt in the area of personal growth, where 76 percent of respondents felt that Peace Corps service had been a source of personal enrichment for them. All respondents reported that they had a more realistic view of Mali and Africa. More than 80 percent of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) felt that their experience enhanced their sensitivity to cultural differences, broadened their outlook, and increased their understandings of minorities. These findings are consistent with previous national surveys of RPCVs.
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