Interview with Ken Roberson, August 14, 2023
Project: Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Ken Roberson served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Jamaica in 1973 - 1975, and Honduras in 1975 - 1978. Ken applied to Peace Corps after graduating from U.C. Berkeley. His training was conducted in Moneague, Jamaica. It included guidance counseling skills, and a homestay in a remote village. Ken’s assignment was based in Hopewell, at Bethel Elementary School. His work involved traveling to schools throughout that area to provide guidance counselor training to local educators. He also taught literacy classes in his home community. Ken extended for six months in Jamaica, and was then invited to serve in Honduras. There he learned Spanish, developed a curriculum, and taught guidance counseling at the National Teacher’s Training College in Tegucigalpa. The interview discusses Ken’s experiences in both countries, in rural and urban settings. He shares his views on Peace Corps, and how it was a transformational experience in his life.Interview Accession
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Peace Corps (U.S.) Jamaica (country of service) 1973-1975 (date of service) Honduras (country of service) 1975-1978 (date of service) Peace Corps Volunteer Job: Education Peace Corps (U.S.)--1970-1980 Peace Corps (U.S.) – Training (cultural, language, technical) Spanish (language) U.C. Berkeley Moneague, Jamaica (training) Hopewell, Jamaica (assignment) Bethel Elementary School Tegucigalpa, Honduras (assignment) National Teachers Training CollegeInterview Rights
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Roberson, Ken Interview by Julius Sztuk. 14 Aug. 2023. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Roberson, K. (2023, August 14). Interview by J. Sztuk. Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Roberson, Ken, interview by Julius Sztuk. August 14, 2023, Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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