The following are principles, elements and characteristics shared by the courses:

 

 

• Generate activities whose objective is to diminish social inequality.  

• Integrate academic and community actions that feed and enrich one another, while providing a new perspective and tools for critical social analysis.

• Correspond to the needs of the community, and are conducted in partnership with members of the community/social change organizations.

• Action developed with the community/social change organization.

• providing sustainable tools for individual and community change among disadvantaged groups or communities.

• Long term relationship with groups, communities, or social organizations, and promote civic engagement, as opposed to courses whose action component is primarily service related. 

 

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