Decolonizing Study Abroad Through the Identities of Latinx Students - A Manifesto to Reclaim Identities and Heritage

This book counters the common understanding of study abroad in Latin America as a White and middle-class colonizer practice and re-imagines it to fit the needs of Latinx immigrant/transnational higher education students.

List of contents

Introduction: Why We Need a Manifesto: Study Within as Starting Remedy for Latinx Youth Drowning in U.S. Whiteness 1. A Change in Focus: From White Students to Brown Students Abroad 2. Decolonizing Study Abroad: Purposeful Design of the Program and Research Approach 3. Pedagogical Strategies to Delve Within: A Decolonial Turn toward Renewed Community 4. Collaborating with Local Partners and Communities: Through Shared Ownership 5. How International Study Creates Opportunities for Personal/Communal Solidarity through Continued Mother Tongue Maintenance, Political Consciousness, and Identity 6. Conclusion: Building the Loving Community: The Manifesto's Promise

About the author

G. Sue Kasun is Professor of Language Education at the College of Education and Human Development, Georgia State University, USA.
Beth Marks is a faculty member in the Secondary and Middle Grades Education Department at Kennesaw State University, USA.
Julián Jefferies is Associate Professor at California State University, Fullerton, USA.

Summary

This book counters the common understanding of study abroad in Latin America as a White and middle-class colonizer practice and re-imagines it to fit the needs of Latinx immigrant/transnational higher education students.

Product details

• Authors: Julián Jefferies, G. Sue Kasun, G. Sue (Georgia State University Kasun, Beth Marks, Marks Beth
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032335421
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3233542-1
• No. of pages: 116
• Series: Routledge Research in Decolonizing Education
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, EDUCATION / General, Sociology, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Moral and social purpose of education, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Multicultural education, Hispanic & Latino Studies, Moral & social purpose of education, Educational strategies and policy