Navigating Academia As a Transnational Scholar From the Global South - Treasuring All the Knowledges

This book centres on the stories of transnational early-career scholars from the Global South who started their postgraduate studies as adult immigrants and international students. This is a fascinating guide to navigating academia for those whose biographies and educational trajectories are not fully recognized by the traditional academia.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Acknowledging the roots, motivations, and historical conditions that are part of who we are 2. Abundance: Treasuring the knowledges learned at home in the process of transnational mobility 3. Seeing clearly: Confronting internalized complex of inferiority in academia 4. Building healthy relationships with advisors and mentors who grew up in other cultures 5. Living as a (trans)national scholar while responding to the demands of academia 6. Seeking a job during and after postgraduate degrees 7. Lessons learned

About the author

Roxana Chiappa Baros is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education at the University of Tarapacá, Chile.
Iris Viveros Avendaño is a part-time lecturer on Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies at the University of Washington, USA.

Product details

• Authors: Roxana Chiappa Baros, Roxana Viveros Avendano Chiappa Baros, Iris Viveros Avendaño
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.08.2025
• EAN: 9781032375212
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3237521-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Insider Guides to Success in Academia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Multicultural Education, EDUCATION / Bilingual Education, teacher training, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Bilingualism and multilingualism, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher