International Faculty in East Asian Higher Education - Theory and Reality

This edited volume offers fresh insights into the experiences of international faculty in East Asia, highlighting how they adapt to, influence, and are influenced by local environments.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Constructing an Experimental Academic Life Abroad: Destination Choice and Expectation Management 3. Developing an Intercultural Pedagogy, Curriculum, and Research Agenda: International Faculty Experiences in Korea 4. "I'm Not a Language Teacher": Considering the Complexities of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education English-Medium Instruction Courses 5. How to be "international" in Japan? Identity negotiation of a U.S.-trained returnee in Japanese higher education 6. Foreigner or Asian? Self-Categorization and the Identity Work of Asian International Faculty in Japan 7. Navigating Subjectivities: A Duoethnography of American Faculty Research in Chinese Higher Education during China's Zero-COVID Era and its Aftermath 8. The Experiences of Foreign Scholars in Japan: Identity, Positionality, and Communities of Practice 9. "Walking a Tightrope": Exploring the Challenges of US-China Educational Programs & Partnerships 10. International Higher Education in China from the Perspective of a "Foreign Expert": Challenges and Sociocultural Observations 11. Predicting Psychosocial Well-Being of International Faculty in East Asian Higher Education 12. Balancing the Global with the Local in International Faculty Mobility: Implications for Future Practice and Research

About the author

Jonathan Damiani is an Associate Professor at Le Moyne College, New York, USA.
Peter G. Ghazarian is an Associate Professor at The State University of New York at Oswego, USA.

Summary

This edited volume offers fresh insights into the experiences of international faculty in East Asia, highlighting how they adapt to, influence, and are influenced by local environments.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Ghazarian Damiani
• Assisted by: Jonathan Damiani (Editor), Peter Ghazarian (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032685946
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3268594-6
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: Routledge Studies in Global Student Mobility
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Ethnic Studies, EDUCATION / General, Sociology, Asia, Migration, immigration & emigration, Regional Studies, Migration, immigration and emigration, Regional / International studies, Moral and social purpose of education, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Moral & social purpose of education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies