References and Resources

Throughout the fall and winter term a series of free writing workshops will be offered to assist students in preparing their essays. Please visit this page for specific dates, times and locations for these workshops.

The following list of resources can be used to help you select your topic and gather useful information before you begin writing your essay. Staff in each of the OCC libraries are available to assist you in locating additional resources on your chosen topic.

Print Resources:

Clinton, Bill. Giving: How each of us can change the world. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.
HN 18.C477 2007 Campus Libraries: AH, HL, RO

CultureGrams: the nations around us. Orem, UT: CultureGrams, 2004, 2007.
GT 150.C85 2000, 2004, 2007 Campus Libraries: AH, HL, OR, RO

Daley-Harris, Shannon, Jeffrey Keenan, and Karen Speerstra. Our day to end poverty: 24 ways you can make a difference. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2007.
HC 79.P6 D35 2007 Campus Library: OR

Dichter, Thomas W. Despite good intentions: why development assistance to the third world has failed. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2003.
HC 60.D485 2003 Campus Library: OR

Easterly, William Russell. The white man's burden: why the West's efforts to aid the rest have done so much ill and so little good. New York: Penguin Press, 2006.
HC 59.7.E22 2006 Campus Libraries: AH, OR

Morrison, Terri, and Wayne A. Conway. Kiss, bow or shake hands: the bestselling guide to doing business in more than 60 countries. Avon, MA: Adams Media, 2006.
HF 5389 .M67 2006 Campus Libraries: AH, HL, OR, RO

E-Book Electronic Resources:

Chakravarti, Ashok. Aid, institutions and development: new approaches to growth, governance and poverty. Cheltenham. U.K.: Edward Elgar, 2005.

Martin, Jeanette S., and Lillian H. Chaney. Global Business Etiquette: a guide to international communication and customs. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2006.
(Also available in print at AH, HL, OR, RO)

Note: For more resources try searching the OCC library catalog. Some search terms to try: social action, voluntarism, economic assistance – developing countries, cross-cultural orientation

Journal Articles:

OCC online research databases contain journal and magazine articles that may be helpful.
Go to the Find Articles link from the OCC Libraries webpage. Some suggested subjects to search are: intercultural communication, foreign assistance, humanitarian aid

Internet Resources:

The Peace Corps has a wealth of information to explore on their website:
www.peacecorps.gov Some highlights from this website include:
World Wise Schools -- see especially the link to Volunteer Stories
Under Publications see: Crossing Cultures and Culture Matters
OCC Library Subject Guides (High quality online sources compiled by the librarians at OCC):

Political Science –Check out the Country Information web sites:

Country Information English Writing Aids (Tips on how to write essays)